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Galway man wins action against stepmother for share of €3.38m lotto win

Summary

The High Court ruled in favour of David Walsh, a Co Galway man, who sued his stepmother, Mary Walsh, and the estate of his late father, Peter Walsh, for a one-sixth share of a €3.38m Lotto win. Mr Justice Richard Humphreys found that David Walsh was a co-owner of the winning ticket and entitled to approximately €560,000. The judge rejected Mary Walsh's defence that she was the sole owner and that David Walsh had opted for a house instead of cash, deeming her evidence inconsistent and unreliable. He also found she had lied on oath regarding probate details to hide assets from her stepchildren. The court determined the ticket was intended to benefit three members of each family, with the prize split 50-50 between Mary Walsh and the late Peter Walsh. A stay on the order was granted pending an appeal, conditional on Mary Walsh lodging €929,000 to cover legal costs and the award. A temporary freezing order was also made to prevent her from reducing that sum, with liberty to vary the order granted.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Galway man wins action against stepmother for share of €3.38m lotto win. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• January 22nd 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
• December 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2017-02-02 Publication

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