Georgia Lottery Corporation v. Patel.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Coomer, Judge.
*529Ramilaben Patel sued the Georgia Lottery Corporation (the "GLC") for breach of contract after it denied her claim for a lottery prize. The GLC filed a motion to dismiss, which the trial court denied. The GLC appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in denying its motion to dismiss because a Georgia lottery ticket is not an express, written, signed contract and therefore Patel's suit is barred by sovereign immunity. Whether a Georgia lottery ticket constitutes a written contract which waives the GLC's sovereign immunity is an issue of first impression. For the following…
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