Aunt threatens to sue nephew over lottery jackpot

Comment #73

LottoBux — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 17:24:44 GMT

Updated: July 27, 2018

On Thursday, Reddick s lawyer, Adam Rodgers, filed a statement of claim in Nova Scotia Supreme Court, saying her nephew was not entitled to half the Chase the Ace winnings even though his name was written on the ticket. Rodgers also filed a motion to have a preservation order imposed on the share of the winnings her nephew has claimed. She s worried any money spent by her nephew, or his parents, won t be recoverable, and she wants the winning funds frozen.

The motion... [ More ]

Comment #72

Stack47 — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 23:11:50 GMT

Over two weeks ago a Canadian woman threatened to sue her nephew because she put his name on what turned out to be the winning ticket. Both got their over sized checks and apparently were paid off.

Do she actually sue him

Comment #71

paymentplan-man — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 03:34:49 GMT

I've never heard of National lottery day before...definitely something I need to look up next year.

Comment #70

music* — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 17:50:00 GMT

Happy National Lottery Day!! July, 17,

The Lottery has become a favorite endeavor to spend our money. Like, $70,000,000.00

This could become a Lottery Post Member's favorite day when he/she wins Mega Millions tonight.

Good Luck everyone

Comment #69

wander73 — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:32:08 GMT

Two things we all know about these two. One is desperate and the other one is like holy crap do we really have to do this.

Nobody knows enough about these people, however, just go 50/50. OR: Did something happen before that they're not saying anything at all

Comment #68

Bleudog101 — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:16:39 GMT

HAPPY NATIONAL LOTTERY DAY....17 JULY

Comment #67

Stack47 — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 07:16:01 GMT

I'm going to put my nephew's name and mine on this lottery ticket

Do you mean this type of verbal contract, KY

Comment #66

KY Floyd — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 06:05:53 GMT

Word by mouth means nothing. You know that and everyone else knows that.

The world is full of people who know all sorts of things that they're wrong about. Most verbal contracts have just as much force as written contracts. With the exception of a few things where contracts must be in writing to be enforced the only problem with verbal contracts is that it's usually difficult or impossible to prove what the contract was.

It's a pretty safe bet that the people whose names appear on a lotte... [ More ]

Comment #65

Tucker Black — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 05:02:00 GMT

I'm going to put my nephew's name and mine on this lottery ticket

Hey, I don't want to split the winnings!

-- moron

Comment #64

wander73 — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 00:17:05 GMT

Just give the money to the lawyer. End of story. This whole mess stinks.

Comment #63

wander73 — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 00:08:59 GMT

Anything written does mean anything. Word by mouth means nothing. You know that and everyone else knows that.

The main thing is this woman either is doing something and not telling anything or she needs to learn lesson.

She aint getting squat. A waste of time if it goes to court.

Comment #62

Artist77 — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 22:13:43 GMT

I am not sure what you mean by contract law. You have a legal expect quoted in the article who did not rule out verbal agreements. This is not a small claims case so the money involved has little to do with the type of law applied. We are waiting to see what supercedes only...the signature or the verbal dialogue. There clearly was not a meeting of the minds on any contract.

Comment #61

DELotteryPlyr — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 21:41:00 GMT

In most states if the dollar amount was $1000 or less you may be correct. But my understanding is, over $1000 and contract law would be followed. Since we don't have more details in the story to know if 'signing' the ticket means you are bound by the rules/contract we really don't know what would prevail in this case.

It could be just as you say and the 'rules' could let them verbally determine who gets what.

Comment #60

noise-gate — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:30:22 GMT

l continue to believe with all my heart, that l will donate anything over $80 mil to charities of my choosing. It's Dinner Out ,moving forward.

Comment #59

music* — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:25:34 GMT

Give thanks for the U.S. Armed Forces and our Police and Sheriffs. This is how the rich really benefit from peace and security. All of our taxes pay for these things. Our First Responders

Comment #58

music* — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:20:41 GMT

Personally, I remember being a rookie lottery player and making email statements. Such as, How easy winning will be and I will share with all my family members . I might have written amounts also.

Now I realize how difficult it is to win big. I hope those emails do not come back to bite me in the butt. I will share but it will be on my terms and not theirs.

My present policy is, No promises and No pledges to anyone .

Comment #57

noise-gate — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:17:59 GMT

..Most all l have ever wished for in life has come true. A Good Wife, good personal health. A good bunch of friends. Great parents good siblings. All that is truly left, is a jackpot win

Comment #56

Artist77 — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 17:53:29 GMT

I agree with you 110%. The verbal agreement or discussion is key and we will learn if a possible verbal discussion or lack thereof, can supercede a signature on a ticket.

Comment #55

Artist77 — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 17:49:53 GMT

What are you talking about??? Verbal promises and agreements can mean a great deal and you do not need to be an attorney to know that basic premise. A judge or jury will hear the testimony and look for contradictions, veracity, etc. and make a decision. By the way, all court cases are he said or she said, etc. and courts try to ascertain the true facts. In this case, the verbal testimony will be very important.

Comment #54

billybucks — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 17:12:34 GMT

nephew outsmarted the aunt and could care less about any future relationship. i mean, who spends any time with their aunt or wants to. answer is no one. he deserves the 50% for his guile and cunning way of thinking about this outside the box.

Comment #53

music* — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 17:11:32 GMT

That was the past. This is the present and future. Let us win Mega Millions soon

Comment #52

wander73 — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 16:26:54 GMT

This is reality, not a tv show. Let's not get anything mixed up with. Verbal agreements mean nothing. A written agreement and possibly opinions from a lawyer,yes. Nobody knows exactly who is really if someone is entitled to it. SHe could have just thrown her name, however, be careful what you wish for because you might not get it. Welcome to the board.

Comment #51

noise-gate — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 16:17:17 GMT

Music* you are correct, l was thinking about Miss Leach.

Comment #50

noise-gate — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 16:08:39 GMT

More Comon sense.

This evil Aunt better get her head on right.There was enough love to allow her to entrust her nephew to pick up the tickets.Even before the win,she should have made her position clear to the nephew, on what happens after the win, not telling the press her thoughts.

It is possible that Barb had a discussion with Bernice prior to the photo shoot , telling Bernice that this jackpot sharing was wrong that her nephew is only entitled to what what. Bernice could have replied th... [ More ]

Comment #49

misslucky$ — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 15:29:19 GMT

In my opinion if his name is on the ticket and she wrote it he is entitled to half the prize she admittedly said she wrote his name down for good luck well it worked now pay him for his good luck for God s sake that s your nephew ,and if he purchased the ticket especially with his own money it can become his and don t talk about lawyers fees to me the whole situation is just dumb dumb dumb!!!!...reminds me of the episode of all in the family when Edith purchased a winning lottery ticket with her... [ More ]

Comment #48

wander73 — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 13:45:02 GMT

I agree with you. However, I have heard from other lawyers as well if she gets a document and it's signed then she gets and just because the ticket with her name doesn't mean. She is now wasting the tax payers money. She has no case so perhaps a lawyer will tell her that. She just screwed herself and be a woman case closed.

Comment #47

wander73 — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 13:42:17 GMT

It's because people are desperate and I think she tried a counter attack and thinking okay the nephew has winnings. Try to do an alternative and it backfired. I think he played dumb and agreed and now she is finding out it's not so.

Comment #46

wander73 — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 13:40:54 GMT

I read Artist and do agree on some of this issue. Here is the problem then. No one knows about what was discussed at the lottery headquarters when they came to claim the money. That woman had a look on her face where she was thinking Darnit, she is so screwed now. Just take it like a woman and know unless she has documentation on paper she isn't getting a dime out of it.

That woman won't see anything since now it is all public with the media, web, etc. She might as well just forget it a... [ More ]

Comment #45

zephbe — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 13:08:13 GMT

Why didn't she buy her own tickets? She lives in Nova Scotia.

Be glad she got half--half a loaf is better than no loaf.

Comment #44

Artist77 — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 11:33:28 GMT

I was sympathetic to the woman jp winner who did not know she could claim via a trust and signed her name to the ticket and expected her to win in court. But I have zero sympathy in this case. A ticket is personal property so why place/add another name on it? I don't see that as some sort of nuanced legal issue as in the trust case. However, the fact that she was standing with him and appeared to accept the results is not relevant. She did not wait months to change her mind and she clearly looks... [ More ]

Comment #43

music* — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 09:09:14 GMT

noise-gate, I believe that you are talking about Emily Leach. May she rest in peace. Emily had surgery on her pancreas and was in debt by $300,000.00 afterward. Her $1,000,000.00 win before taxes paid off that debt.

No one knows why she handed out $100.00 bills to complete strangers. Then she gave two men some lottery tickets. One man won $650,000.00 before taxes. Emily filed a request with the Lottery to share the prize. Her share would have been less than $200,000.00 A lawyer would not ha... [ More ]

Comment #42

noise-gate — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 05:29:28 GMT

Given that this woman has already shown her dark side for her blood, Tyrone better not come up missing or worse, cause her words will come back to haunt her.

Comment #41

noise-gate — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 05:15:36 GMT

She loses anyway you look at it.Common sense should prevail, despite what she or this lawyer * thinks.She said she signed his name - she was not forced too. She ought to have read the rules before putting pen to paper.The other thing is, she stood for the photo shoot w/ her nephew. Whether she was ticked with him at the time or not, her standing there shows she accepted the results.

* Years ago in this neck of the woods, this gal hands a winning lottery ticket to a complete stranger by mistak... [ More ]

Comment #40

wander73 — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 03:49:59 GMT

$300k is the amt with taxes taken out. It's still good, however, it's not worth the courts. I would seriously hide as much money and no joke find a relative I could trust.

Comment #39

wander73 — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 03:44:05 GMT

I am so glad you actually commented on this. You say you're a lawyer, correct. Because I am going to talk to a couple of lawyers myself.

If this does get taken to court, they might as well say goodbye to that money. Is it he said vs she said? Is it her word against his now? Hey, he could actually take that money and hide it some place. So, she can't do anything then.

Comment #38

Bringa — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 00:00:07 GMT

It never pays off to do people wrong.

Comment #37

Artist77 — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 20:49:56 GMT

Yea, that is just not credible on her part. A court will just keep the split 50/50 solely do to his name being on the ticket. So we are addressing our signature law area again due to different facts which is good. Do not let anyone else sign your ticket unless you plan on giving them 50%. And 3 names will mean a third each.

Comment #36

CDanaT — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 19:10:29 GMT

Oh yes on the bank account... a local credit union and most folks have a CC in this country. Always have cash on hand and keep some hidden. BUT with $300 Million,it would be a wire transfer into your own established account.................Gotta like that tax free stuff

Comment #35

wander73 — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 18:55:44 GMT

Financial institution. I have credit union. I will never have assets in a bank.

Comment #34

bigbuckswede — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 18:30:53 GMT

I might be predjudice now but I have never understood those that want to keep hidden from the government their money. Do you keep all your cash in the wallet? Do you even have a bank account/credit card? And if you win how on earth would you get $300 million and not put them in a bank account?

Numbers are roughly translated from swedish krona:

All winnings below $125.000 are transfered directy to your player account.

Winnings from $125.000 to $600.000 are transfered to your bank accoun... [ More ]

Comment #33

TheMeatman2005 — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 16:56:14 GMT

It's a good thing it was only for $1,000.

What about if it was McDonald's Monopoly game?

ie: You had Boardwalk and he had Park Place and the prize was $1,000,000

Comment #32

Timewalkerv — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 14:48:42 GMT

In the late 70's I had a similar - small change - event happen.

Dunkin Donuts had a scratch off game you needed 2 tickets to win any amount.

I had a 1000.00 half, the asst manager at work Wayne the other. Wayne you go get the cash for us, I trust you.

Days later He told me ticket was not a match, but his brother was in the paper for winning DD 1000.00 Prize.

Wayne had all new living room furniture when I stopped by. I'd set him up with his future wife as well.

I didn't get vi... [ More ]

Comment #31

EZMONEE — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 14:28:18 GMT

Come on auntie, u choosing money over family?? But you use him for good luck, thats worth half of the prize i would say! GREED at its finest

Comment #30

CDanaT — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 14:25:21 GMT

Anonymity aspect is great...but that registering to purchase card ??? ehhhhhh, I don't want any government agency knowing how much I spend a year or keeping track of my lottery purchases....but on a positive side, that sure does ensure ownership, especially if they contact you on a win... Is that contacting done on any winning amount or just on a larger monetary win

Comment #29

bigbuckswede — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 14:16:27 GMT

Winners are anonymous in sweden if they choose to. When you win big and have played in store you dont need to go to the store first to claim. Of course some people do this because they want to check tickets in store, in that case the store owner at least know who the winner is. But they are not allowed to reveal who the winner is. Jackpot winners will recieve a phone call from an employe at Svenska Spel when they win and if they have cell phone numbers registered online.

Comment #28

Artist77 — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 14:06:16 GMT

That is interesting . So you can never claim anonymously

Comment #27

bigbuckswede — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 13:53:32 GMT

Oh that is not a problem in sweden. Most of the plays are made online in Sweden. If you play in store you need to use a players card registered in your name, your name is preprinted on the ticket also. If the ticket is lost, burnt or eaten by your dog, you will recieve your winnings in your bank account anyway. If you want to play with friends you do this online, everybody puts in the same amount of money and will recieve equal in case of a win.

Comment #26

CDanaT — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 13:06:33 GMT

AAAAAMEN

Comment #25

Goteki54 — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 13:05:50 GMT

She surely did bring this on herself. I would never put anyone else name on a ticket I bought for luck . That was her stupidity 1,000

Comment #24

CDanaT — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 12:48:43 GMT

So if you ask a buddy to pick you up a few tickets for the next lottery draw in your country and tell him you will give him some of the prize if you win. He deserves half ? Even if that wasn't the agreement ?

*Granted, the putting of his name on the ticket for luck was suspect and her explanation in the video of what game he was supposed to get half of could be questioned. Wasn't there something about himnot putting her name on the other tickets he was supposed to purchase for her? Course, we... [ More ]

Comment #23

bigbuckswede — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 10:40:53 GMT

She is of course wrong saying she ain t greedy.

That is exactly what she is, greedy.

If she can t go to the store her self and buy tickets dont buy tickets at all and if she feels so bad about her nephew let someone else buy the tickets.

Saying afterwards she would have given him $150.000, no she wouldn t have given him $1 if his name wasn t on the ticket, beacuse she is greedy.

Comment #22

Stack47 — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 05:25:06 GMT

It wasn't the same as signing the usual by signing your name, you agree to the lottery's terms type of ticket so the circumstances are much different. I don't think it's about not knowing the rules, but more of like a change of heart after she found out the amount on his check was the same as hers.

Comment #21

GuesssWork — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 05:05:10 GMT

Hey nephew don't spend it all in one place or maybe none at all... You never know when your day in court comes if your going to have to fork over that money or not.

Comment #20

noise-gate — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 04:15:35 GMT

Tyrone doesn't seem to be in the least bothered with how his aunt feels.He got his OWN check, his ship came in. I mean just look at that smile on his face, it says life is good.

Comment #19

TheMeatman2005 — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 19:56:06 GMT

Family and money.....a bad combination.

She loved her nephew like a son, but not a half a million dollars worth

Comment #18

Original Bey — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 19:07:19 GMT

It's unique because no one with common sense has or will ever make such a mistake. Even occasional players who don't know the difference between annuity value and cash value understand enough of the basics to avoid this pitfall. People sign tickets as proof of ownership. It was her ink and hand that signed her nephew into 50% of the winnings. If she wanted to assign him less then she never should have signed his name on it or add the percentages in parenthesis next to each name. Many people won... [ More ]

Comment #17

Stack47 — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 18:53:39 GMT

and so far the Reddick only threatened to sue her nephew. The weird part is apparently she didn't know he would get half until after they were given the checks.

Comment #16

Stack47 — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 18:52:31 GMT

If you're talking about unrelated comments like Christians should not be suing other Christians , I agree, but the actual story is unique and interesting.

Comment #15

Perfecttiming2 — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 18:51:34 GMT

Hi Stack47!

The thing that is irritating is that it may cost more money for a lawsuit, money that she could use to better her life.

This woman seems like she would rather put her nephew and herself through hell just to prove a point and out of anger that things did not go the way she assumed they would.

I think she said she is not greedy? She can prove it by taking her portion, learn from this experience and move on.

Being vindictive never helps.

Comment #14

Stack47 — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 18:40:46 GMT

She said because there were two names on the winning ticket, she wrote a check for half of the winnings to each person, after checking with province's alcohol and gaming division to make sure I was allowed to do that. They were perfectly fine with that, that it would make it easier for everyone involved. So I split the check evenly.

Why did Reddick wait until after they got their checks to say she should get all the money?

Hutt said that MacInnis' name being on the ticket would be evidenc... [ More ]

Comment #13

Original Bey — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 18:34:52 GMT

This story gave me a migraine. Do people watch cartoons all day and only look at the pictures in books? The level of stupidity cannot be explained.

Comment #12

wander73 — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 18:09:43 GMT

Worse comes to worse. What if he disappears with the money, takes care of himself, gets a search warrant from the aunt who goes to court(SMH), some of you are correct. The lawyer. Then the lawyer gets in place and starts charging $150- $500 per fee. Lawyers aren't cheap either. THen the tax payers get involved. Wtf next?

I think both people weren't thinking and that is if he flees away some place else she isn't getting anything.

Comment #11

Raven62 — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 17:56:36 GMT

she only wrote his name on the ticket for Good Luck

It must have worked!

What is the Cost of Good Luck?

Half of 1.2 Million

Comment #10

billybucks — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 16:53:55 GMT

never involve lawyers with anything. they should settle this themselves. 33.3% for him 66.7% for her seems fair since she made an error in judgement.

Comment #9

music* — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 16:27:43 GMT

I believe that Christians should not be suing other Christians. Do it only as a last resort and if violence is threatened.

Comment #8

wander73 — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 15:37:48 GMT

I agree with everyone on this news topic. They might as well hand the prize to the lawyer. Case closed.

Comment #7

Perfecttiming2 — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 15:26:45 GMT

I think this is more like the curse of stupidity.

If it is your ticket then your name should be the only name on it.....you do not invite someone else to add their name on a ticket that could possibly win!!!!.....You then gift the amount you plan to gift AFTER you win...

I am curious as to why she had him purchase the tickets....Why didn t she buy them herself...

And her saying that she put his name on the ticket for good luck .....(you can fill in the blank on that one

Comment #6

Coin Toss — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 15:11:33 GMT

The curse of the lottery, eh

Comment #5

sweetie7398 — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 14:50:01 GMT

Lawyer fees are not cheap

Comment #4

HollyGolightly — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 14:49:32 GMT

Sad. Money is nothing compared to family that have your back

Comment #3

dannyct — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 14:01:27 GMT

Some lawyer is going to win a jackpot

Comment #2

CDanaT — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 13:41:08 GMT

Didn't even have to scroll to the bottom...................... Just pathetic

Comment #1

wander73 — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 13:30:06 GMT

That sucks big time. They're paying more for the lawyer than the ticket is actually worth. This is a trust issue too. If it goes to court, it will drag. Good luck to that woman, however, they should have had a plan before all this happened. Since names are on the ticket, he might have to pay her depending on the winnings.

Aunt threatens to sue nephew over lottery jackpot

Lottery Post — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 13:17:20 GMT

Includes video report

A woman awarded half of a $1.2 million lottery prize in Nova Scotia says her nephew is dead to her after he took half of the prize money, and that she only wrote his name on the ticket for good luck. Meanwhile, at least one lawyer says she may have a case.

Barb Reddick and her nephew, Tyrone MacInnis, each received checks for $611,319.50 on Thursday after a $1,222,639 ticket with both their names on it was pulled Wednesday night at a Chase the Ace draw in Margaree, N.... [ More ]