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ANDERSON v. LaVERE

No. 2012-CA-00601-SCT.

136 So.3d 404 (2014)

Annye C. ANDERSON, as Personal Representative and Legatee of the Estate of Carrie H. Thompson, Deceased; and Robert M. Harris, Legatee of the Estate of Carrie H. Thompson, Deceased v. Stephen C. LaVERE, Delta Haze Corporation, a Nevada Corporation; Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and Claud L. Johnson.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 20, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Shelson , Reuben V. Anderson , Jackson, Robert Gregg Mayer , Stephen E. Nevas , attorneys for appellant.

Richard A. Oakes , Greenwood, Anthony Kornarens , Anita K. Modak-Truran , John W. Kitchens , attorneys for appellee.

Before DICKINSON, P.J., CHANDLER and PIERCE, JJ.

DICKINSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. Legendary blues musician Robert Johnson died in 1938 without a will. The legatees of Johnson's deceased half-sister sought to recover royalties and fees from the use of two photographs of Johnson. Among the several reasons the trial court denied their claim was that the statute of limitations had expired. We affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. When Johnson died intestate on...

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