Store owner to appeal jury's lottery decision

Comment #9

twisted — Sun, 28 Mar 2004 01:16:18 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by jeffrey on March 27, 2004Quote: Original postingStruna blamed Singh for encouraging him to purchase so many tickets , and for never telling him that the game was capped at $1 million. Had he known, Struna would argue later, he would have purchased fewer tickets each nightSingh encouraged and this presents liability.I agree with most posts that America is litigous and quick to blame and this case had few merits but the owner encouraged him to buy many tickets to win... [ More ]

Comment #8

jeffrey — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 19:25:38 GMT

Quote: Original postingStruna blamed Singh for encouraging him to purchase so many tickets , and for never telling him that the game was capped at $1 million. Had he known, Struna would argue later, he would have purchased fewer tickets each nightSingh encouraged and this presents liability.I agree with most posts that America is litigous and quick to blame and this case had few merits but the owner encouraged him to buy many tickets to win more money. There was no more money to win.It's like... [ More ]

Comment #7

jeffrey — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 18:34:01 GMT

Reread the original thread. Anybody can sue another for anything. It's up to the judicial system to decide the merits of the case and not the public opinion or the media. The rules are clearly stated and it is up to the purchaser of the tickets to make the final decision. Anybody who forgets this can be duped.The store clerk suggested buying many tickets to win a big fortune when he shouldn't have said anything. This generated profits for his store. He profited. Money was exchanged. It doesn't m... [ More ]

Comment #6

twisted — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 14:16:43 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by jeffrey on March 27, 2004Litigation is not a lottery but advice to buy 52 tickets at a time to win 5.2 million when the cap is 1 million is fraud if I remember correctly. They are both idots and deserve the appropriate punishments. He only wins what he wins and the seller is charged with criminal fraud. Let the punishment fit the crime. Who needs passion and posts that ignore the facts.So you know the facts about the case? Please make them clear to us. From what I

Comment #5

jeffrey — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 08:41:06 GMT

Litigation is not a lottery but advice to buy 52 tickets at a time to win 5.2 million when the cap is 1 million is fraud if I remember correctly. They are both idots and deserve the appropriate punishments. He only wins what he wins and the seller is charged with criminal fraud. Let the punishment fit the crime. Who needs passion and posts that ignore the facts.

Comment #4

twisted — Fri, 26 Mar 2004 23:28:44 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by JackpotWanna on March 26, 2004I got to agree that store owner was wrong by not telling the buyer about the 1,000,000 cap. The customer has the right to sue and win. I am glad he won the case and the lottery. I can't believe anyone would invest $120,000 a year to play lottery. I think this guy needs help. Where is his wife in all this. My wife would have killed me.Are you kidding me? I cant believe what kind of people live in this world. Suing for little little thing... [ More ]

Comment #3

JackpotWanna — Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:25:44 GMT

I got to agree that store owner was wrong by not telling the buyer about the 1,000,000 cap. The customer has the right to sue and win. I am glad he won the case and the lottery. I can't believe anyone would invest $120,000 a year to play lottery. I think this guy needs help. Where is his wife in all this. My wife would have killed me.

Comment #2

RJOh — Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:02:02 GMT

I seriously don't understand how this case every went to court. Ohio recently changed the Buckeye5 cards to five boards per card from ten boards per card and on the back of the older cards which John Struna had to used to buy his tickets were printed in big red letters the following: JACKPOT PAYOUT CAP OF $1MILLION FOR A MATCH 5 (for example) 10 Winners:$100,000 Each (1million Divided by 10) 11 Winners:$90,909 Each ................................... 13 Winners:$76,923 Each... [ More ]

Comment #1

siloviki — Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:18:46 GMT

I agree that retailers are only there to sell tickets and not act as lottery spokespersons or legal couselors. However, in some instances I can see where a relationship can develop between a store owner and his/her customers. Struna's high rolling playing would certainly give him and Singh more to talk about than just the weather. Read the fifth paragraph of the following link to see where listening to a retailer actually paid off big (without any legal disputes) for one Pennsylvanian player:htt... [ More ]

Store owner to appeal jury's lottery decision

Lottery Post — Fri, 26 Mar 2004 13:54:11 GMT

A store owner plans to appeal a jury's decision that he pay $1.3 million to a lottery winner who said the owner failed to warn him about a jackpot cap.John Struna regularly bought multiple tickets with the same numbers for the Buckeye 5 game at Convenient Food Mart in Cleveland. In October 2001, he chose the winning combination, which he had played on 52 tickets.The game's prize is $100,000, so Struna thought that amount would be multiplied by 52 for each of his winning tickets, giving him $5.2... [ More ]