Abba's Ulvaeus and Andersson win Kristina From Duvemala dispute

Former Abba members Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson have won a court dispute over a musical they wrote called Kristina From Duvemala. The duo were sued by Carl-Johan Seth, who wrote the first draft of the show, which tells the story of Swedish immigrants to the US in the 19th Century, and who claimed he should, as a result, be credited as the main writer of the show. But Ulvaeus and Andersson argued that Seth was not credited as such because, in reality, the script he had created was unusable, and an alternative written by the show's director Lars Rudolfsson and dramatist Jan Mark had been used instead, and a court in Sweden last week found in the Abba duo's favour. The dispute has seemingly come to a head now (the musical was written in the mid-nineties) because Bjorn and Benny are hoping to take the show to Broadway - those plans had been on hold pending the lawsuit, but should now proceed as planned. Though Seth's lawyer, who said his client was "very disappointed" with the court ruling, has confirmed Seth plans to appeal.