Show SOUSA WON CHIEF POINTS How Supreme Court Decided Case of Mrs Nm Blakely vs Bandmaster Philadelphia North American f fIn In an opinion by Justice Brown the su supreme supreme supreme preme court of Pennsylvania in PIttsburg recently r affirmed the decision of the th tb common pleas court of Philadelphia county count in the case of or Mrs Irs Ada P Blake Blakely Blakely Blakely ly against John ohn I Philip Sousa the cele celebrated celebrated celebrated bandmaster band ter David Blakely prior to November when he died owned and managed Sou Sousas Sousas sas band Alter Atter his death eath Sousa claimed the library of ot the band good will wUl and all royalties from copyrights as his exclusive property This was resisted by b the Blake Biake Blakely Biakely ly estate and a bill in equity was filed to enforce the estates claim to the en entire entire entire tire library of the royalties copyrighted music composed by Sousa and of the concert proceeds until Aug A 1 1900 Former r e Judge James Jgmes Jam s Gay Gordon was retained by b the bandmaster and argued the tb case in the common pleas pitas court and andIn ande andin In the supreme e court Gel being el opposed s by James Beck and n John r G Johnson n on be bf behalf halt half of Mrs Biakely The case was of vital Importance to Sousa as it Involved the right to use his own name and warn cam warnings ings past and future In speaking s of the effect of the de decision decision decision former Judge Gordon said last night The decision settles the two principal c points ts in Ia dispute I In h favor wf of Sousa These T tsp points p were c as 16 follows fow fowe widow eit claimed that Sousa had parted e with property in the h title Sousas u band and that he should be restrained from using it second she claimed that Sousas Sousa contract to play pla under management lasted sor IO five years earS longer and Inured to her benefit as his adminis administratrix administratrix administratrix We Ve claimed that the contract ended when Blakely Blithely died The Tho court be low found both these points in Sousas favor Mrs Blakely Biakely filed exceptions and appealed 0 decision decides these points finally finall In our favor The other points were Yere minor The band library involves a matter of a few musical scores We Ve have hao about half of it which we must der The royalties claimed by ME M Blake ly related to die sale of music Composed w by Sousa up to death This is the only point of any importance on which Sousa loses We Ve appealed on this point but the supreme court affirms the court below I cannot say sa how w much money it relates to but it is trifling com corn compared pared with the principal points of con on |