Stolen paintings
Stolen paintings
- 1993
- Sunday Times 21 March 1993, 8(1) .
Refers to the case of a man who unwittingly purchased two stolen paintings from a street market, took them to Sotheby`s and found himself under suspicion by the police. He is now going to make a claim for the return of the paintings under the `market overt` law, dating from the 12th century; it allows people to keep stolen goods provided they were purchased between sunrise and sunset at certain open markets.
MARKET OVERT
SALE OF GOODS ACT 1979
STOLEN PROPERTY
STREET MARKETS
Refers to the case of a man who unwittingly purchased two stolen paintings from a street market, took them to Sotheby`s and found himself under suspicion by the police. He is now going to make a claim for the return of the paintings under the `market overt` law, dating from the 12th century; it allows people to keep stolen goods provided they were purchased between sunrise and sunset at certain open markets.
MARKET OVERT
SALE OF GOODS ACT 1979
STOLEN PROPERTY
STREET MARKETS