GOODMAN v. LEE

No. 86-3153.

815 F.2d 1030 (1987)

Shirley GOODMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Audrey LEE and Nikki N. Lee, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 1, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Bennett, New York City, David Paddison, Covington, La., for defendants-appellees.

Frederick Burkart, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Before WILLIAMS, JOLLY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Shirley Goodman brought this action against Audrey and Nikki Lee in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana under the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201 et seq., and the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. Goodman claimed to have written the song "Let The Good Times Roll" in conjunction with Leonard Lee, the deceased husband and father of appellees. She sought to have...

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