SPINK & SON v. GEN. ATL. CORP.


167 Misc.2d 120 (1996)

637 N.Y.S.2d 921

Spink & Son, Ltd., Plaintiff, v. General Atlantic Corporation et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

January 12, 1996


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul, Weiss, Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, for defendants. Schlam, Stone & Dolan, New York City, for plaintiff.


EDWARD H. LEHNER, J.

The central issue on this motion by defendants for summary judgment is whether New York or English law is applicable to determine the enforceability of an alleged oral contract for the purchase of artwork made in England between a New York resident and an English art gallery.

In June 1991 defendant Edwin Cohen, chairman of defendant General Atlantic Corporation, attended an antiques...

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