Legal Opinion
Georgia Lottery Corp. v. Sumner
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 14, 2000No. A99A2010, A99A2011PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barnes, Judge.
The Georgia Lottery Corporation (“GLC”) and Darryl Sumner each appeal the trial court’s denial of their motions for summary judgment regarding payment of winnings on a lottery ticket. Sumner contends that he holds a winning ticket; the GLC contends he does not. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the denial of summary judgment to Sumner and reverse the denial of summary judgment to GLC.
Sumner bought a lottery ticket for the instant game “Nifty 50s.” On the front of the ticket were the following words:
WIN UP TO $50 A DAY FOR 5 YEARS!
Match either of the lucky numbers to any of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Alford v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Castellana v. Conyers Toyota, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Boyles v. SteineSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Valente v. Rhode Island Lottery CommissionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1988
- Exum v. City of ValdostaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
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