Smith and Roberson's Business Law 16th Edition by Richard Mann,Barry Roberts

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Mary Iacono and Carolyn Lyons had been friends for almost thirty-five years. Mary suffers from advanced rheumatoid arthritis and is in a wheelchair. Carolyn invited Mary to join her on a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, for which Carolyn paid. Mary contended she was invited to Las Vegas by Carolyn because Carolyn thought Mary was lucky. Sometime before the trip, Mary had a dream about winning on a Las Vegas slot machine. Mary's dream convinced her to go to Las Vegas, and she accepted Carolyn's offer to split "50-50" any gambling winnings. Carolyn provided Mary with money for gambling. Mary and Carolyn started to gamble but after losing $47.00, Carolyn wanted to leave to see a show. Mary begged Carolyn to stay, and Carolyn agreed on the condition that Carolyn put the coins into the machines because doing so took Mary too long. Mary agreed and led Carolyn to a dollar slot machine that looked like the machine i her dream. The machine did not pay on the first try. Mary then said, "Just one more time," and Carolyn looked at Mary and said, "This one's for you, Puddin." They hit the jackpot, winning $1,908,064 to be paid over a period of twenty years. Carolyn refused to share the winnings with Mary. Is Mary entitled to onehalf of the proceeds? Explain.