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Midland States Life Insurance v. Cardillo

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided October 9, 2003No. Nos. 00-P-709 & 01-P-1830PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.

In 1997, two unrelated previous winners of the Massachusetts Lottery Commission’s “Megabucks” game obtained lump sum payments from two Colorado corporations. In exchange, the winners pledged to the corporations a certain portion of their future annual prize money distributions. The plaintiff, Midland States Life Insurance Co. (Midland), is the present holder of the “promissory note[s]” reflecting these transactions. Both of the winners defaulted on the terms of the lump sum agreements not long after receiving the money. When the Lottery Commission (Lottery) refused Midland’s request to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Nader v. CitronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  2. Woodbridge v. Worcester State HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  3. Nash v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
  4. Boston Police Superior Officers Federation v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
  5. Massachusetts Electric Co. v. Athol One, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Texas Lottery Commission v. First State Bank of DeQueenTexas Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Smith v. Sex Offender Registry BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2006
  3. In Re FradenUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2004
  4. Texas Lottery Commission v. First State Bank of DeQueen, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2008
  5. Seneca One, LLC v. GeulakosMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2015

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