Taylor v. James F. Byrnes Academy, Inc.

Gardner, Judge:

Plaintiff (Taylor) sued the James F. Byrnes Academy, Inc., (the Academy) for conversion of prize money Taylor allegedly won in a bingo game conducted under the auspices of the Academy. The case was tried before a jury which awarded a verdict to Taylor for both actual and punitive damages. We reverse.

The rules of bingo require that the prize be awarded without delay to the first person who achieves the winning configuration of squares. In the case of multiple winners, the rules provide that the prize be equally divided among the multiple winners. The rules also require that the…