Maier Sale Opponents Seek Elimination of $10-Million Bond Requirement

As the Lynchburg News & Advance reported here, opponents of the impending sales of four works from Randolph College's Maier Museum are balking at Judge Leyburn Mosby Jr.'s requirement that they post a $10-million bond to make permanent (until the case is decided on its merits) the judge's temporary injunction against the disposals set for this month at Christie's.

Now, this just in from Anne Yastremski of Preserve Educational Choice, the group fighting the sales:

Today a Motion to Reconsider is being filed with the [Lynchburg] Circuit Court, asking that the bond be eliminated entirely, given that the plaintiffs are serving in a representative capacity and not as individuals.

It is my understanding that appeals are being filed by both sides with the Supreme Court of Virginia as well today---the College to appeal the injunction, the Plaintiffs to appeal the imposition of a bond and the amount.

The bond amount was set by the judge as possible compensation to the college for the delay and possible loss of financial benefit, if the injunction is eventually lifted and the disposal allowed to go forward.