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Fordham Law School

1981

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The Statute Of Frauds' Lifetime And Testamentary Provisions: Safeguarding Decedents' Estates, Karen J. Walsh Jan 1981

The Statute Of Frauds' Lifetime And Testamentary Provisions: Safeguarding Decedents' Estates, Karen J. Walsh

Fordham Law Review

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The Art Investment Contract: Application Of Securities Law To Art Purchases, Maureen Holm Jan 1981

The Art Investment Contract: Application Of Securities Law To Art Purchases, Maureen Holm

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This article examines art transactions as investment contracts. It posits that the art investor could benefit from the same preventive and remedial regulations imposed upon conventional investment transactions, describing and analyzing the five principal types of art transactions. It then explores the substantive concerns facing the art investor and existing protections, in comparison to the protections available to the investor in conventional securities investments. The article then analyzes the proposition that art transactions typically constitute investment contracts in light of Supreme Court decisions on the topic. Finally, the article discusses the current position of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") …