Legal Opinion
Miller v. Radikopf
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided May 5, 1975No. 55576, (Calendar No. 3)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.
The question is whether a contract to share the proceeds of an Irish Sweepstakes ticket is judicially enforceable.
Miller claims that he and Radikopf jointly sold sweepstakes tickets. For each 20 sold, they received 2 tickets as compensation. Although each would put his name on one of the tickets, Miller claims they agreed that the tickets were jointly owned and all winnings would be divided equally.
A ticket bearing Radikopfs name won and yielded in excess of $487,000. After Radikopf refused to surrender any of the proceeds, Miller commenced this action.
The trial court, stating that the…
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