If someone wins a cash for life lottery but someone murders them at some arbitrary time, what happens?
from cheese_greater@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca on 11 Jul 17:08
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Has the deal been fulfilled even if it was only a week after or is it backed by some fundamental commuted value that they have to provide for the estate?

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Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe on 11 Jul 17:52 next collapse

As opposed to post-maturely? 😝

Interesting question - I suspect it depends on the details.

Is it a winning lottery ticket? Then that ticket is still a winner, and probably belongs to his estate.

If they’ve completed all the documents for regular payments (or lump-sum), that money goes with the estate.

Generally these “lifetime” things are clarified as exact dollar amounts.

SpikesOtherDog@ani.social on 11 Jul 20:38 collapse

That snarky comment has me thinking. Is an adult death never considered premature? Technically, adult is considered majority.

Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de on 11 Jul 18:00 next collapse

That’s easy, the murderer now gets the winnings, as the win is connected to the life and he clearly took the other persons life.

DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca on 11 Jul 23:20 collapse

This is not an answerable questions without the contract, or terms and conditions, of the lottery.