Legal Opinion

Sirek v. Dalton (In Re Dalton)

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona

Decided October 13, 1992No. Bankruptcy No. B-89-01141-PHX-GBN, Adv. No. 91-456-GBNPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

GEORGE B. NIELSEN, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

I

Debtors Douglas C. and Kathleen J. Dalton filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition on February 9, 1989. Earlier, Mrs. Dalton purchased a ticket in the Arizona Lottery for the drawing of September 14, 1988. See Stipulated Facts at Page 2, Docket 15. Both Mrs. Dalton and her mother contributed to the cost of the ticket. They agreed any winnings would be split equally between them. This understanding was not reduced to writing and has not been approved by the Arizona Lottery. Supra.

Mrs. Dalton was the holder of a portion of the winning ticket and…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. Whiting Pools, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Taylor v. Freeland & KronzSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. In Re N.S. Garrott & Sons and Eastern Arkansas Planting Company, a Joint Venture. N.S. Garrott & Sons, an Arkansas General Partnership, Eastern Arkansas Planting Company, an Arkansas General Partnership v. Union Planters National Bank of Memphis and Crittenden Abstract & Title Co., Inc. Chicago Title Insurance Company, Intervenor, in Re N.S. Garrott & Sons and Eastern Arkansas Planting Company, a Joint Venture. N.S. Garrott & Sons, an Arkansas General Partnership, Eastern Arkansas Planting Company, an Arkansas General Partnership v. Union Planters National Bank of Memphis, Crittenden Abstract & Title Co., Inc., Chicago Title Insurance Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  4. In Re Farmers Markets, Inc., Debtors. State of California, State Board of Equalization, and Employment Development Department v. Farmers Markets, Inc., in Re Dick and Carleen Brink, Debtors. State of California, State Board of Equalization, and Employment Development Department v. Sy v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  5. In Re Laurence A. NEUTON; Esther Neuton, Debtors. Laurence A. NEUTON, Appellant, v. Curtis B. DANNING, Trustee, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Booth v. Vaughan (In Re Booth)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2001
  2. Lemieux v. Tri-State Lotto CommissionSupreme Court of Vermont · 1995
  3. Singer Friedlander Corp. v. State Lottery CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
  4. Bracewell v. Kelley (In Re Bracewell)District Court, M.D. Georgia · 2005
  5. In Re NetoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 1997

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