Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Bureau of State Lottery
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided August 9, 1977No. Docket 77-215PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtD. F. Walsh, P. J.
This action arose from a mistake made in the "Super Drawing” held by the Michigan Bureau of State Lottery on December 21, Í972. At issue is entitlement to the $200,000 grand prize that the bureau awarded to interpleaded plaintiff-appellee, Stanley K. Yao. The bureau appeals from the judgment of the Court of Claims in favor of plaintiff-appellee, Betty A. Coleman.
At the drawing each of the ten contestants was given a number. Mrs. Coleman’s number was nine; Mr. Yao’s number was six. Number nine was drawn as the winner of one of the $50,000 prizes and number six was drawn as the winner of the…
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