Legal Opinion
Molina v. Games Management Services
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 3, 1983PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Plaintiff claims she holds the $166,950 winning Lotto ticket for the week of September 6, 1980. She promptly presented it for payment but payment was refused because there was no record of the purchase at Lotto Central. She brought this action against the sales agent who sold her the ticket, J’S Coiffures, Inc., doing business as Donut Shoppe, and the independent contractor operating the Lotto game for the New York State Division of the Lottery, defendant Games Management Services. She seeks to recover the prize money and $1,000,000 punitive damages upon causes…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Caplan v. New York State Department of Taxation & FinanceNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
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3Cited by32 opinions
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