Brown v. California State Lottery Commission

Opinion

STEIN, J.

—Wallace J. Brown appeals from a judgment of dismissal following the sustaining of a demurrer without leave to amend.

Appellant alleged in his complaint that he went to a 7-Eleven store to purchase two California Lottery tickets. The store clerk informed him that the terminal was not functioning properly and that only tickets with terminal-generated number selections could be purchased. The clerk suggested Brown travel to another store nearby, but he was unable to get there in time. Brown claims that the failure of the clerk to sell him the lottery tickets resulted in a loss to…