Hill v. Belasco

This was trover brought by appellee against appellant for the alleged conversion of the manuscript of a partially written dramatic play entitled “Lone Pine.” Verdict and judgment in the court below were for the plaintiff for §1,000. The defendant appealed to this court.

The facts in brief, as shown by the bill of exceptions, were that the parties entered into a written contract, by which appellee agreed to write a play for appellant, and, after a test of it should have been had by representing it in certain named cities, if appellant should consider it a success, he was to pay appellee…