Aland v. P-G Publishing Co.

Opinion by Mr.

Justice Barnes,

Plaintiff instituted this action to recover damages for the conversion of nine “historical plaques,” alleging that they were submitted to defendant’s publication, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, in the course of a “missing words” contest conducted during February and March, 1931. The rules governing the competition provided that each contestant should supply appropriate words in blank spaces in historical narratives appearing each day in the newspaper. A cash prize was ofered to the person who achieved the best record of completed stories throughout the six weeks of…