The fate of a French impressionist painting once stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish woman is in question once again after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday revived a case that could decide its ownership.

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

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

The case surrounding the ownership of a painting stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish woman has been ongoing for twenty years. View on euronews