MacGregor v. Watts

The plaintiff was the author of two manuscript plays, at least one of which had been copyrighted. She delivered these manuscripts to the defendant for the purpose of producing them as plays. For the purposes of this action for conversion, it is stipulated that the defendant lost these manuscripts and failed to return them to plaintiff on demand. After one of the plays had been copyrighted the plaintiff made certain additions, changes and alterations in the dialogue and structure of the play in the manuscript delivered to the defendant, but had no copy. The complaint was dismissed on the…