A family dispute over a $1.2 million lottery prize won in July was settled Monday after a five-hour settlement conference.
In July, Barbara Reddick of Guysborough and her nephew, Tyrone MacInnis of Glace Bay were announced as the winners of the $1.2 million prize in the Chase the Ace lottery held in Margaree Forks.
Immediately following the presentation, Reddick served verbal notice to her nephew that she was taking him to court to claim the full prize. They each received $611,319.50.
(See Aunt threatens to sue nephew over lottery jackpot, Lottery Post, Jul. 14, 2018.)
The first stage of the court process resulted in an order against MacInnis not to spend his portion of the win until a final rendering by the court.
Both sides were referred to a settlement process in hopes their case could be settled among themselves without court instruction.
As a result of Monday's meeting, the two sides agreed that MacInnis will now receive $350,000 with Reddick claiming the remainder.
Lawyers Adam Rodgers (representing Reddick) and Candee McCarthy (representing MacInnis) declined comment Monday.
Reddick maintained she was the sole winner arguing she e-transferred $100 to MacInnis to buy her tickets and that he could write his name on her tickets for good luck.
Reddick is a retired supply technician from the Canadian Armed Forces while MacInnis is a first-year university student.
Reddick claimed MacInnis put his home phone number on the tickets without her instruction or permission.
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MacInnis is holding a larger part of the ceremonial check. For Reddick to finally get a big win, she dosen't look happy.
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MsBee18, The photo is from July 14, 2018. There is a related story notification by the photo up in the post.
Reddick made a $350,000.00 mistake. Of course, this is all pre-tax.
As the old adage goes "a family that plays together stays together"
350k for being a good luck charm!
l think Tyrone came around to the fact that $350K is more than he could ever get in a handout. There is enough rubles here, to payoff his university bill & still have walking around money. Some guys just step in it.
I don't think they tax lotto winners in Canada.
Nikkicute, You are correct. There is no tax on lottery winnings in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
It's going to be uncomfortable around the Thanksgiving table this year.
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And why do m-man be going around wif a fake a(( wig?
He don't even cova his face.
And he gonna awgue wif his aunt ova splittin' da lotto prize?
To da point whea she gonna file soot aginst him?
Yeah, she don't play dat.
Mr. Groppo
(groppo, I told you about that jive talk. stop it, you want to make friends, not enemies.)
Why didn't she buy the tickets herself? Why involve her nephew at all? Good he got something for being her good luck charm.
Never trust a relative then. Get it certified and in writing. Waste of time in court. Seriously the lawyers ground to make more money on this
Correct, Lottery winners in Canada, AND EUROPE, areNOT taxed on their lottery winnings. That's how it should be globally..... makes me sick what goes on in America with Lottery winnings and taxes. You pay for a lottery ticket in the US, which about half already goes to the state on just the sale of tickets... then you are sucked dry another approximately 50% after you win!!! WTF???!!! That's like a net 75% loss for lottery winners when you combine the amount taken from sales and the amount taken after a win in taxes... definitely not fair...
I hope there comes a crypto lottery that the govt can't tax not because it doesn't want to but because it just can't because it's actually impossible!
Luck is still on MacInnis with $350,000. I did not know Australia, Canada and United Kingdom did not tax their lotto winners. America should be ashame of itself.
I just thought about this. What if the nephew promised his friends some winnings too! Something isn't right about this and with if they had any agreement to this.
SixSages, Google Europe and the lottery tax. Google is amazing!
The point most people are missing is the fact this happened in Nova Scotia where laws are much different than in the U.S. And from what I read, it's not exactly a country or providence run lottery. Both names were on the ticket, Bernice Curley, chair of the Margaree Forks Chase the Ace committee checked with the province's alcohol and gaming division, and gave them both check for an equal amount.
The strange part is after Riddick said "Reddick said she will never speak with her nephew again "in this life or the next," adding, "He's dead to me. I don't want nothing to do with him.", MacInnis got 28% of the prize. Maybe her lawyer knew a judge would give him half?
Oh please, the real winners are the lawyers
Australia goes one better in giving winners the option of anonymity. Win-win. I remember only one person who came forward to announce she won. I think it was $15million. Everybody I talked to said she was an idiot for doing so. No idea what happened to her after, whether she was swamped by "long-lost" relatives or dodgy salespeople but I doubt she was left alone. Some people love the attention, I guess.