April 5, 2007
Canadian Gallery Wins in Key Ruling on Dispute Over Donated Paintings
Eighty-five paintings said to be the "heart and soul" of one of eastern Canada's most important museum collections will be staying in the province of New Brunswick.
Peter Cory, a retired justice of Canada's Supreme Court, announced last week that the paintings belong to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, ending a dispute between the gallery and the descendents of its founder and chief benefactor, the late William Maxwell Aitken, the first Lord Beaverbrook. Mr. Cory has been serving as the
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