Georgia O’keeffe, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Barry Snyder, D/B/A Princeton Gallery of Fine Art, Defendant-Appellant…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and remanded for trial, holding that the discovery rule applies to the six‑year statute of limitations for replevin actions under N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1, so the cause of action accrues when the owner knows or should know of the theft and the possessor’s identity, and that the expiration of the limitations period bars the action and vests title in the possessor. The Court also overruled prior decisions that applied adverse possession to chattels.