"Spirit Energy of Mother Earth has not been proved to be a forged or fake Morrisseau. From the law's point of view, it is therefore a real Norval Morrisseau painting." ~ Justice Edward M. Morgan

Kevin Hearn Vs. Joseph B. McLeod and Maslak McLeod Gallery Inc.
/Court File No. CV-12-455650/

Justice has finally been served, ONCE MORE! /More Information to follow/

"Spirit Energy of Mother Earth",  © 1974 Norval Morrisseau
~ Click HERE to view the inscription on canvas VERSO
Provenance: Purchased from Kahn Auctions in Pickering, Ontario; sold to Mr. Kevin Hearn by Mr. Joseph McLeod (1928-2017) of Maslak McLeod Gallery (Toronto, Ontario) & exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) on June 11th, 2010 (click HERE)


The following is an excerpt of the Justice Edward M. Morgan's Judgement in "Hearn v. Maslak-McLeod Gallery Inc.:"

[158] SPIRIT ENERGY OF MOTHER EARTH HAS NOT BEEN PROVED TO BE A FORGED OR FAKE MORRISEAU. FROM THE LAW'S POINT OF VIEW, IT IS THEREFORE A REAL NORVAL MORRISSEAU PAINTING.

Justice Edward M. Morgan, May 24, 2018







Source: Justice Edward M. Morgan's Judgement                 
                  /Complete Original Downloadable Document/
                 


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Note: "The Kevin Hearn Vs. Joseph B. Mcleod and Maslak-McLeod Gallery Inc. is just a second Court case, after the "Hatfield vs. Artworld of Sherway" /Court File No. SC-09-087264-0000/, and represented a Morrisseau authentication joust had proceeded through a complete trial – it required three hearings (October/December 2017 & February 2018) and ended up with a judicial ruling by Justice Edward M. Morgan." ~ Ugo Matulic

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