BARON v. LEO FEIST, INC.

No. 138, Docket 21189.

173 F.2d 288 (1949)

BARON v. LEO FEIST, Inc., et al.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

March 16, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julian T. Abeles, of New York City (Robert P. Patterson, Julian T. Abeles, and Arnold J. Bernstein, all of New York City, of counsel), for appellant Leo Feist, Inc.

Spring & Eastman, of New York City (Lee V. Eastman, of New York City, of counsel), for appellant Jeri Sullavan.

Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin & Krim, of New York City (Louis Nizer and Paul Martinson, both of New York City, of counsel), for appellee.

Before L. HAND, Chief Judge, and SWAN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


SWAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an interlocutory decree in a copyright infringement suit in which the trial judge made detailed findings of fact and handed down an opinion which carefully analyzes the evidence and the applicable legal principles. The findings may be summarized as follows: The song "L'Annee Passee" was an original musical composition composed by Lionel Belasco in Trinidad in 1906. Belasco never published the song nor dedicated it to the...

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