Legal Opinion
MacOn County Greyhound Park, Inc. v. Knowles
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 20, 2009No. 1080466PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODALL, Justice.
Macon County Greyhound Park, Inc., d/b/a Victoryland (“Victoryland”), appeals from a summary judgment for Sherry Knowles in the amount of $10,000,000 in Knowles’s action alleging that Victoryland breached a contract to pay her a $41,800,000 bingo “jackpot.” We reverse and remand.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
This case arises out of Ala. Const.1901, Amend. No. 744 (Local Amendments, Macon County, § 1, Ala. Const. 1901 (Off.Re-comp.)), which authorizes “[t]he operation of bingo games for prizes or money by nonprofit organizations for charitable, educational, or other…
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