BRUMLEY v. ALBERT E. BRUMLEY & SONS, INC.

No. 12-5386.

727 F.3d 574 (2013)

Jackson S. BRUMLEY; Albert E. Brumley, Jr.; Thomas R. Brumley; Billy J. Pockrus; W.J. Brumley; Kristi Brumley Laxton; Mark Brumley; Keri Brumley Pilcher; Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ALBERT E. BRUMLEY & SONS, INC.; Integrated Copyright Group, Inc.; Robert B. Brumley, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 15, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Barry I. Slotnick , Loeb & Loeb LLP, New York, New York, for Appellants. Jennifer A. Lawson , Lawson Law Office, PLLC, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Barry I. Slotnick , Jonathan N. Strauss , Loeb & Loeb LLP, New York, New York, for Appellants. Jennifer A. Lawson , Lawson Law Office, PLLC, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees.

Before: KEITH, MARTIN, and COLE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

"Some glad morning when this life is o'er/I'll fly away/To a home on God's celestial shore/I'll fly away" — these are the opening lines of Albert Brumley, Sr.'s hit gospel song, "I'll Fly Away." Unfortunately, Brumley Sr.'s death would lead to a familial dispute concerning ownership of the Song's copyright.

In 1975, Brumley Sr. assigned his interests in the Song's copyright to his sons Robert and...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases