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PORTRAIT BASIS OF COURT ACTION Barbara Says Painting of Son Worth Only Not 1000 LOS ANGELES Nov 14 P To iP-To To Hollywoods Hollywood's bearded artists the portrait portrait por- por trait rait made by John Decker of Dion Dionay Pay Fay infant son of Barbara Fay ay film actress has a avalue value ranging anywhere from to 1000 Decker is issuing suing Mrs Fay and her husband Frank a director for 1000 for the portrait claiming he was or or- ered dered to make it by Fay and his wife The actress and her husband claim the thc ic portrait was given them without charge large in consideration of the f fact ct that lat their son wOl would d later sit sll for tor or a portrait when he was old enough do doso o so Arnold a Hollywood painter painter- called as ao a defense witness said aid the portrait made by Decker was ras worth no more than Other defense witnesses including Frank Tenney Johnson said raid the painting was vas of ot little value Oscar Strobel a witness for Decker saId aid the thc portrait was after a style of f Deckers Decker's own and anti was very good food and worth the price charged by y Decker |