Friday, October 23, 1998
Morrissey returned to the High Court in London this week to appeal against the 1996 ruling that left him over a million pounds poorer following a suit brought forth by former Smiths members Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce. Rourke and Joyce sued Morrissey for performing and recording royalties; their QC claimed that Morrissey and Johnny Marr (the songwriting team behind The Smiths) had paid themselves four times as much as Joyce and Rourke without their knowledge. The appeal rests on a challenge to the understanding of the original agreement between the members of The Smiths.
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