Here is a comment from Prof. Marilyn Phelan, School of Law, Texas Tech
University and author of "Museum Law" (2nd edition, 2001).


Patrick Boylan

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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 13:05:38 -0600
From: "Phelan, Marilyn" <[log in to unmask]>
To: 'P Boylan' <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: RE: Case Law on Deaccessions (fwd)

Patrick:
        You are correct.  There are two cases involving the George F.
Harding Museum in which members of the board of directors of the museum
decided to sell pieces of the museum collections at an auction to pay some
museum debts.  The Attorney General intervened and obtained a court order to
prevent the auction.  The two cases involving this museum were published.
The citations are:  Scott v. Silverstein, 418 N.E.2d 1087 (l978) and George
F. Harding Museum, 374 N.E.2d 756 (1981).
        Happy holidays!
                                Marilyn

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