Complex sentence: The trial court ruled in favor of the Lugosi heirs, but Universal Studios won the case in an appeal to the where it was determined that a dead person had no right to his likeness, and any rights that existed did not pass to his heirs.
Split into simpler sentences: The trial court ruled in favor of the Lugosi heirs, but Universal Studios won the case in an appeal. The court determined that a dead person had no right to his likeness, and any rights that existed did not pass to his heirs.