An Arkansas court on Tuesday resolved a dispute between a worker and his supervisor over a winning $500K lottery scratch-off ticket. The Arkansas Democrat Gazette states that the two will share the reward 50/50.
Jose Quinteros sued his employee, Jorge Rivera Palma, a year ago, alleging that the latter cheated him out of his portion of the proceeds. He stated that he and Palma had agreed to divide any rewards received from the purchase of four lottery tickets on February 2, 2023.
The defendant claimed that Quinteros gave him the money to buy two tickets, and that he purchased two more for himself, one of which was the winner, therefore the money was rightfully his. He disputed that there was an arrangement to share the profits.
In November 2023, Benton County Circuit Judge Doug Schrantz directed Palma to place the disputed earnings in the court’s register for safekeeping.
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The only thing all sides agreed on was that Palma physically purchased the winning “AR 200X” ticket that day from a Quick Mart in Rogers, Arkansas. From there, their tales differed dramatically.
Quinteros alleged that the two bought the four tickets together with earnings from earlier purchases. He stated that they both scratched them off that day, and Palma requested him to bring the winner to his house so he could show it to his nephew, Marco Corado Erazo, who was also mentioned in the complaint.
Quinteros drove to Palma’s residence and delivered him the ticket. Then he waited in his car for it to be returned, but it never arrived, according to the lawsuit.
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Meanwhile, Palma instructed Erazo to pay the ticket, according to the lawsuit. Palma informed Quinteros that he would pay him his half when the winnings arrived. This never happened, according to the lawsuit.
Joint Venture Existed.
The plaintiff claimed for breach of contract, joint venture, and fraud. Judge Xollie Duncan of Benton County Court ruled Tuesday that the couple formed a joint endeavor and that Quinteros should get half of the proceeds.
That comes to $177,750, while the whole award was worth $355,500 after taxes.
Quinteros’ lawyer, Aaron Cash, told the Democrat Gazette that his client was pleased with the ruling.
“We always believed our client was in a joint venture and are satisfied with the judge’s ruling,” Cash informed the audience.
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