he needed some pipe to complete a plumbing installation, but didn't
have any cash on him, so Steve gave him $5.00. In consideration of
that, Ben said that he would share his $10.00 Super Lotto ticket
with Steve, should he win. Ben then took the $5.00, bought the
pipe, and Steve installed it. Later that month, Ben was declared the
winner of the lottery draw, in the amount of $1,000,000. He tried to
hide the fact that he had won, denying to Steve that he was the
winner. He later told him that he had only won $50,000, and in any
case, that the winner was one of five tickets he had purchased after
the one he said he'd split with Steve. Does Steve have an
enforceable contract with Ben, such that he's entitled to half of the
$1,000,000? What do you think his chances are if he tries to sue
Ben to enforce the contract? Would they be better or worse if Ben
hadn't denied winning in the first place? (3 marks)
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