> #6: Reel in shock at the avarice of Tonda Dickerson
> (<http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/04/13/lottery.ticket.lawsuit.ap/index.html>)
I wouldn't leap to conclusions in that particular case.
She very well may be greedy...but the situation itself belies all attempts
to describe any participant as good or bad.
If I give you a lottery ticket and say "Now if you win, you split it with
me" is that a legally binding contract? Was it even said?
If I give you and your coworkers all lottery tickets and several of your
coworkers say "If any of us win, we will all split it", is that a legally
binding contract? Was it even said? If so, was it said to you? If so, did
you agree?
The only thing we've established for sure is that if any individual wins a
lottery, all it takes it at least two others saying "Um, we had a binding
verbal agreement to share the proceeds" and off we go to civil court.
Now, personally, if I won a lottery, I like to think that I'd share the
proceeds with several people and organizations. (1)
But I'd be willing to bet that some people with whom I'd share might be
displeased with how I shared. I would hope that they wouldn't be able to
gang up against me and sue me to distribute the winnings in a manner that
pleased them.
I will say that the new case has a much more reasonable argument since the
plaintiff did actually purchase the lottery tickets and was not compensated
for them. The real question is did he give them unconditionally or
conditionally. Alas, there are only two people who truly know and each has
millions of reasons to lie.
mikel
(1) Please note that this is not a binding agreement, merely a statement of
intent. If I win a lottery it's mine, all mine, and I'll do as I damned
well please with the proceeds.
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