Mistrial declared in $4M lottery ticket dispute

Comment #4

piket31 — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 23:04:43 GMT

in n y state 99% STORE

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RJOh — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 22:18:48 GMT

Lotteries have alway had a simple rule for who gets the winnings and that is the person who signs the winning tickets. Touching the ticket, predicting the winning numbers or even buying the winning tickets doesn't change that. When lawyers can convince a jury to change that rule, the real winner is the lawyer.RJOh

Comment #2

CASH Only — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:36:21 GMT

There are no real winners.

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tg636 — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 19:51:13 GMT

Prive admits she found the ticket; therefore, somebody else bought the ticket. They can both agree on that. And no other parties have come forward to say they might have lost a jackpot winning ticket, so if MacDonald and Hertz are lying, then the real ticket buyer is unaware to this day...which is probably not the case. But a lottery ticket is a bearer instrument...and who wouldn't claim that bag of money on the ground? I would probably shrug and toss my hands up in this case too.But how much di... [ More ]

Mistrial declared in $4M lottery ticket dispute

Lottery Post — Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:07:24 GMT

A former convenience store clerk will keep collecting winnings from a $4 million Massachusetts Lottery scratch ticket after a Superior Court judge declared a mistrial yesterday in a dispute over ownership of the ticket.The civil jury in Barnstable Superior Court was deadlocked after nearly four days of deliberations, unable to decide if the winning ticket properly belonged to a Falmouth retiree who sued to claim the prize.Julie Prive has been collecting winnings on the ticket since 2002. Lottery... [ More ]