▁giving ▁him ▁one - third ▁author ship ▁credit . ▁On ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁Federal ▁Court ▁Judge ▁Arch ie ▁O . ▁Daw son ▁dismiss ed ▁Val jo ' s ▁claim ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Federal ▁Court , ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁Ot is ▁was ▁" un worth y ▁of ▁belief ", ▁that ▁he ▁admitted ▁for ging ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ' s ▁sign atures ▁on ▁a ▁declaration ▁to ▁third - party ▁publish er ▁Lion ▁Music , ▁that ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ▁were ▁under age ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁that ▁Ot is ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁release ▁to ▁any ▁claims ▁for ▁$ 7 5 0 . ▁As ▁the ▁evidence ▁would ▁not ▁sust ain ▁Val jo ' s ▁cont ention ▁that ▁Ot is ▁had ▁collabor ated ▁in ▁the ▁writing ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog ", ▁the ▁Court ▁void ed ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ' s ▁contract , ▁ordered ▁Ot is ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁legal ▁costs ▁of ▁the ▁defend ants , ▁and ▁awarded ▁ 4 6 . 2 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁to ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler , ▁with ▁Lion ▁Music ▁receiving ▁ 2 8 . 7 5 % ▁and ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁Music ▁receiving ▁the ▁final ▁ 2 5 %. ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁Court ' s ▁find ings , ▁Ot is ▁continued ▁to ▁claim ▁that ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁third ▁verse ▁and ▁re w rote ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁verse — including ▁adding ▁" You ▁made