Michigan Basic Property Insurance v. Ware

The sole issue in these interlocutory appeals is whether judgment creditors of a decedent’s estate may collect from continuing installments of prize money issuing from the decedent’s participation in the state lottery. The trial court ruled that the proceeds are to be paid directly to the decedent’s surviv*47ing spouse and children and are not subject to process by the estate’s creditors. We affirm.

In November 1986, James Ware won $2,000,000 in the state Jackpot Super Lotto, the winnings to be paid in installments of $100,000 each year for twenty years.

Ware owned residential property at 19167…