JACOBS v. STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION

No. 01-P-1669.

60 Mass. App. Ct. 303 (2004)

ROBERT C. JACOBS v. STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

January 8, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Kerr for the plaintiff.

Maria Makredes, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.

Present: DUFFLY, CYPHER, & COHEN, JJ.


DUFFLY, J.

Robert Jacobs purchased an instant lottery ticket that, on its face, entitled him to a $10 prize, but, on the basis of a mistake contained in lottery advertising, he sought to collect a cash prize in the amount of $4,001,350. The State Lottery Commission (commission) denied Jacobs's claim. The Superior Court affirmed the commission's decision following its review in accordance with G. L. c. 30A, § 14. We affirm.

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