SONGBYRD, INC. v. BEARSVILLE RECORDS, INC.

No. 96-30670 Summary Calendar.

104 F.3d 773 (1997)

SONGBYRD, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BEARSVILLE RECORDS, INC.; Albert B. Grossman, Estate of, erroneously sued as Bearsville Records, Inc., doing business as Bearsville Records, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 4, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justin Asher Zitler, New Orleans, LA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Christina H. Belew, New Orleans, LA, Denise C. Puente, Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans, LA, for defendants-appellees.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS and WIENER, Circuit Judges.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant SongByrd, Inc. (SongByrd) appeals from the district court's dismissal of its action seeking to recover from Defendant-Appellee the Estate of Albert B. Grossman d/b/a Bearsville Records (Bearsville), several master tapes recorded by a legendary New Orleans musician. Concluding that (1) the district court improperly classified SongByrd's suit as a personal rather than a real action, (2) real actions are imprescriptible under...

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