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KOHLER v. LESLIE HINDMAN, INC.

No. 95-1752.

80 F.3d 1181 (1996)

Peter G. KOHLER and Walter J. Kohler, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LESLIE HINDMAN, INC., an Illinois corporation, and Richard M. Thune, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 5, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Marino, David M. Marino (argued), Chicago, IL, for Peter G. Kohler, Walter J. Kohler.

Donald C. Battaglia (argued), Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, for Leslie Hindman.

Eugene E. Gozdecki, David S. Americus (argued), Richard A. DelGiudice, Gozdecki & DelGiudice, Chicago, IL, for Richard M. Thune.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

An artist once produced a painting now called "The Plains of Meudon." For a while, the parties in this case thought that the artist was Theodore Rousseau, a prominent member of the Barbizon school, and that the painting was quite valuable. With this idea in mind, the Kohlers consigned the painting to Leslie Hindman, Inc., an auction house, and Richard Thune bought it at auction for $90,000 on the condition that it was, in fact, a Rousseau. It...

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