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MADARA v. COMMONWEALTH

No. 1199 C.D. 1978.

40 Pa.Commw. 581 (1979)

William Madara, Plaintiff v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Defendant.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

February 26, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Cohen, for plaintiff.

Raymond Kleiman, Deputy Attorney General, with him Gerald Gornish, Acting Attorney General, for defendant.

Submitted on briefs, September 22, 1978, to President Judge BOWMAN and Judges CRUMLISH, JR., WILKINSON, JR., MENCER, ROGERS, BLATT, DISALLE, CRAIG and MacPHAIL.

OPINION BY JUDGE MENCER, February 26, 1979:

William Madara (Madara) purchased a 50-cent Pennsylvania lottery ticket, No. 921746, with a drawing date of June 14, 1972. Thereafter, his wallet containing the ticket and other valuables was mislaid and not recovered until June 16, 1973, at which time the lottery ticket was presented to the Bureau of State Lotteries as a prize claim. On June 22, 1973, the Bureau denied Madara's claim.

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