Michigan · statute · 121 of 1970, Mich. Comp. Laws · 5 active provisions
As used in this act: (a) “Art merchant” means a person who deals in works of fine art or by his occupation holds himself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to works of fine art or to whom such knowledge or skill may be attributed by his employment of an agent or broker or other intermediary who by his occupation…
Any provision in any other law to the contrary notwithstanding: (a) If an art merchant, in selling or exchanging a work of fine art, furnishes to a buyer of the work who is not an art merchant, a written instrument which, in describing the work, identifies it with an author or authorship, the description is presumed to…
Words relevant to the creation of an express warranty of authenticity of authorship of a work of fine art and words tending to negate or limit warranty shall be construed where reasonable as consistent with each other; but subject to the provisions of section 2202 of Act No. 174 of the Public Acts of 1962, being sectio…
(1) The rights and liabilities created by this act are in addition to and not in substitution, exclusion, or displacement of other rights and liabilities provided by law, including the law of principal and agent, except where the construction would, as a matter of law, be unreasonable. (2) An art merchant who, as buyer…
This act shall take effect on January 1, 1971.