City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v. Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A.

legal case involving Nazi looted art
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City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v. Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A.

Summary

City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v. Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A. is a legal case[1]. City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v. Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A. ranks in the top 9% of legal_case entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v. Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A. is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v. Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A.'s instance of is recorded as legal case[4].
  • City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v. Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A.'s main subject is Nazi plunder[5].
  • City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v. Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A.'s depicted by is recorded as Spoils of War International Newsletter. No. 6. February 1999[6].
  • City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v. Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A.'s described by source is recorded as Court deals blow to trade in looted art[7].
  • City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v. Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A.'s defendant is recorded as Sotheby's[8].
  • City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v. Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A.'s defendant is recorded as Cobert Finance SA[9].
  • City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v. Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A.'s plaintiff is recorded as Gotha[10].
  • City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v. Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A.'s court is recorded as High Court of Justice[11].

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When and Where

City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v. Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A. is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Context

City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v. Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A.'s instance of is recorded as legal case[4].

Why It Matters

City of Gotha and Federal Republic of Germany v. Sotheby's and Cobert Finance S.A. ranks in the top 9% of legal_case entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Court deals blow to trade in looted art. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Court deals blow to trade in looted art. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Plaintiff Gotha
    Imported from
    Depicted by Spoils of War International Newsletter. No. 6. February 1999
    Main subject Nazi plunder
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