Dear Colleagues:

Can someone who has thrown away a $1 million winning lottery ticket
(mistakenly thinking it was a loser) claim the proceeds back from
someone who took the ticket out of the garbage and claimed the prize?
Yes, according to the law of Arkansas :

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1172212--winning-lottery-ticket-plucked-from-trash-lands-two-women-in-court-fight
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/02/sharon-jones-lottery-winner-pay-back-winnings_n_1470244.html

Apparently, judges in Arkansas can ask the parties to write their
judgments as well: "The judge instructed the winning side to write the
judgment for his signature, and it will become official once [White
County judge] Hughes signs it"

Sincerely,

--
Jason Neyers
Associate Professor of Law
Faculty of Law
Western University
N6A 3K7
(519) 661-2111 x. 88435