Joel went to his local convenience store and purchased a lottery ticket at exactly 8:59 P.M. for

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Joel went to his local convenience store and purchased a lottery ticket at exactly 8:59 P.M. for a May 23 Lotto Saskatchewan draw. The deadline for a ticket to be included in the May 23 draw was 9:00 P.M. Joel’s ticket was registered on Lotto Saskatchewan’s central computer at 9:00:07P.M.The ticket was printed out at the convenience store, showing that it was entered in the May 30 draw. This result did not concern Joel at the time but when the May 23 draw occurred, his view changed. This is because the numbers on the winning ticket for the May 23 draw were also Joel’s numbers. Joel took the position that he was entitled to share in the May 23 jackpot but Lotto Saskatchewan refused, pointing out that Joel’s ticket clearly stated that it was for the May 30 draw only. Joel’s argument was that his contract for the purchase and sale of a lottery ticket was formed at 8:59 P.M.—in time for the May 23 draw. The time it took for the purchased ticket to actually be registered on Lotto Saskatchewan’s central computer (past the deadline at 9:00:07P.M.) was an internal matter that could not be used to penalize him. When was Joel’s contract with Lotto Saskatchewan formed?Why does it matter?

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Canadian Business And The Law

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Authors: Philip King Dorothy Duplessis, Shannon O Byrne

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