MIRVISH v. MOTT

No. 5.

18 N.Y.3d 510 (2012)

2012 NY Slip Op 1149

DAVID MIRVISH, Appellant, v. HANNO D. MOTT, Individually and as Executor of YULLA H. LIPCHITZ, Deceased, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided February 16, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary D. Sesser , Ronald D. Spencer , Susan B. Kalib and Judith M. Wallace of counsel, for appellant.

Harry W. Lipman and Robert A. Freilich of counsel, for respondents.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, SMITH, PIGOTT and JONES concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

READ, J.

Jacques Lipchitz, the Russian-born cubist sculptor, died in 1973 at the age of 81. He was survived by his wife, Yulla H. Lipchitz, who inherited many valuable works of art from her husband, including "The Cry," a 1,100-pound bronze sculpture, cast three of seven, 1928-1929. After she was widowed, Yulla began a relationship with Biond Fury as early as 1980; the two of them lived together for 17 years prior to her death on July...

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