HOELZER v. CITY OF STAMFORD, CONN.

No. 1615, Docket 92-7186.

972 F.2d 495 (1992)

Hiram H. HOELZER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The CITY OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided August 13, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Wise, New Canaan, Conn. (Wise and Layton, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

James V. Minor, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Stamford, Conn. (Daniel M. McCabe, Corp. Counsel, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Before LUMBARD, VAN GRAAFEILAND and KEARSE, Circuit Judges.


LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:

The City of Stamford, Connecticut, appeals from a judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York, Louis L. Stanton, Judge, awarding Hiram Hoelzer $557,200 as quantum meruit compensation for art restoration services he performed on six murals belonging to the City, in the belief that they belonged to him. In this action to quiet title in October 1989, Judge Stanton entered partial judgment holding that title...

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