LeMieux v Tri­State Lotto Commission, 666A.2d 1170

LeMieux v Tri­State Lotto Commission, 666A.2d 1170
Facts: Joseph LeMieux, of Maine, won $373,000 in a lottery operated by
the Tri­State Lotto Commission. The lottery is sponsored by the three
northern New England states and is administered in Vermont. In
accordance with its usual payment plan, Tri­State was to pay the
$375,000 to LeMieux in annual installments over a twenty­year period.
LeMieux assigned his rights to the lottery payments for the years 1996
through 2006 to Singer Freidlander Corp. for the sum of $80,000.
LeMieux and Singer Freidlander (the plaintiffs) sought a court judgment
authorizing their assignment agreement despite Tri­State’s regulation
barring the assignment of lottery proceeds. The trial court granted Tri­
State’s motion for summary judgment. On appeal, the plaintiffs argued
that Tri­State’s regulation was invalid.
Questions for Discussion: Was the assignment invalid? Discuss fully and
contrast with Walker v. Roger.
See the facts below:
In the case of Walker v. Rogers , Walker won $ 1,197,790 in the Illinois
State Lottery. The prize was payable in 20 annual installments of $
59,889. In June 1993, Walker entered into a contract with R&P, whereby
Walker agreed to assign his right to a $ 30,000 portion of each of the 12
remaining payments to R&P in exchange for a lump­sum payment of $
135,000.
The Illinois State Lottery statute had the following language:
"No prize, nor any portion of a prize, nor any right of any [***7]
person to a prize awarded shall be assignable [(clause one)]. Any prize,

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or portion thereof remaining unpaid at the death of a prize winner, may
be paid to the estate of such deceased prize winner or to the trustee
under a revocable living trust…"

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