I was watching this program on tv where people come to small claims court to settle their dispute. A woman and her husband were suing her sister for breach of contract. The contract goes thus: the woman and her husband has been playing the mega million lottery for years but won nothing. One day, as the woman's husband was going to play the lottery as usual for $1, his wife's sister who was visiting in their house made a comment that they should stopped playing since they have never won. The man tried to convince her that one day they would win. He also told his sister inlaw to give it a try. The sister inlaw said she was not interested and she did not have the money. The man said he would use his money all she needed was to give him six numbers then he would play for her. Jokingly she gave him six numbers and said if she wins, they would share the money 50/50. As luck would have it, she won $1.2million. Cash option is $800k if she wanted the money in bulk but if she wants to be collecting the money annually, she would eventually get the $1.2million over a number of years. She took the cash option and was given $600k after tax. Now, the trouble was giving her sister and brother inlaw half as she promised. She took the whole family plus her other siblings to Las Vegas for the weekend and spent $18k. She said she can't give her sister and brother inlaw any money again after the Las Vegas trip as she felt she has adequately compensated them. So the sister and her husband brought her to court. The judge said since there was never a written agreement, the court cannot enforce her to give them anything.
Please what is your opinion?

Biko, its her money and since there's no written agreement to back it up, there is no case but courtesy demands she part some even if its just 40 percent.....not surprised, thats money for you, it turns people to slaves

As you have heard from the judge . . .what else do you want ke?

Word of mouth ,don't make promises you can keep.

Since I was 20 I have learnt that any deal involving money whether huge or small must be penned down officially, signed with yoir name and date.no time to waste on arguements and fight.no human being is to be trusted especially when money is involved.it is either you sign or no deal.

na today them dey use bible swear.mshewww

Conscience and moral principle can do more justice than court of law. The issue is if they agreed they must abide by it, written or verbal.

Is her sister greedy? Yes, she is greedy!

Agreement or no agreement, simple courtesy demands that she gives them a part of it especially since the guy paid for it! Olojukokoro.

Thank you all for your responses. I went ahead to google "life after mega millions". A lot of them wasted their earnings and back to penury within few years, some even with two years have wasted everything. The sister and her husband should leave her alone, everything would soon finish. She was already looking broke when they came to court sef.