A recent Ontario case is attracting some attention for the judge's plain-

spoken approach:

I        INTRODUCTION

[1]     After a busy day conducting illegal drug transactions, the

plaintiff, the defendant and a mutual friend stopped at a corner store where

the defendant purchased some ³scratch² lottery tickets. One of the tickets

proved to be a $5-million winner.

[2]     The parties dispute ownership of the winning ticket. If the ticket

were a child and the parties vying for custody, I would find them both unfit

and bring in Family and Children¹s Services.

[3]     The case is awash in untruths and curiosities. It is a study in good

fortune squandered and generosity abused.

Miller v. Carley, 2009 CanLII 39065 (ON S.C.)

http://canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2009/2009canlii39065/2009canlii39065.html

Lionel

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