Fendler v. Morosco

In April, 1911, the defendant Tully copyrighted a play called “ The Bird of Paradise.” It was produced by the defendant Morosco in September, 1911. In February, 1912, the plaintiff, claiming that the play was substantially copied from a play called “ In Hawaii ” which she had written, began this action to enjoin the defendants from producing the play. As an incident to that relief she asked an accounting. After a motion for a preliminary injunction was denied, the case was marked “ reserved generally ” upon the calendar of the court, and was not brought to trial till 1924. Then the court…