· 4/4/1975
District of Columbia v. Powers Gallery, Inc.
Citations
- 335 A.2d 244
- 1975 D.C. App. LEXIS 356
How courts have described this case
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- holding that consigned art objects cannot be considered stock-in-trade unless owned by the gallery, therefore, the residence of the owner is the criterion upon which personal property tax is assessed, not location
- explaining that an entrustee has no “incident of ownership” over the goods
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Judges: Reilly, Kelly, Fickling
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