▁the ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁brought ▁about ▁another ▁issue : ▁whether ▁Morris ▁Le vy ▁was ▁deser ving ▁of ▁the ▁song writing ▁co - cred it ▁on ▁" Why ▁Do ▁F ools ▁Fall ▁in ▁Love ". ▁Although ▁early ▁single ▁releases ▁of ▁" Why ▁Do ▁F ools ▁Fall ▁in ▁Love " ▁credit ▁Frank ie ▁L ym on , ▁H erman ▁Santiago ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁Mer chant ▁as ▁co - writ ers , ▁later ▁releases ▁and ▁cover ▁versions ▁were ▁attributed ▁to ▁L ym on ▁and ▁George ▁Gold ner . ▁When ▁Gold ner ▁sold ▁his ▁music ▁companies ▁to ▁Morris ▁Le vy ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Le vy ' s ▁name ▁began ▁appearing ▁as ▁co - writer ▁of ▁" Why ▁Do ▁F ools ▁Fall ▁in ▁Love " ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁Gold ner ' s . ▁L ym on ▁was ▁never ▁paid ▁his ▁song writing ▁roy alt ies ▁during ▁his ▁lifetime ; ▁one ▁result ▁of ▁E mi ra ▁E agle ' s ▁legal ▁victory ▁was ▁that ▁L ym on ' s ▁estate ▁would ▁finally ▁begin ▁receiving ▁mon et ary ▁compens ation ▁from ▁his ▁hit ▁song ' s ▁success . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁H erman ▁Santiago ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁Mer chant , ▁both ▁by ▁then ▁poor , ▁su ed ▁Morris ▁Le vy ▁for ▁their ▁song writing ▁cred its . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁federal ▁courts ▁ruled ▁that ▁Santiago ▁and ▁Mer chant ▁were ▁co - auth ors ▁of ▁" Why ▁Do ▁F ools ▁Fall ▁in ▁Love ". ▁ ▁However