In 1939, the Nazis forced her to give the state the painting for the equivalent of about $360 today. In exchange she was given an exit visa to escape Nazi persecution and she eventually settled in the U.S.

Justices overturn the 9th Circuit Court for the second time, saying the case should be decided under a new California law that protects the rightful heirs of art lost during the Holocaust.

The Cassirer family of California is hoping to finally reclaim a Camille Pissarro painting potentially worth tens of millions.