By Bakaysa and their brother, Joseph Troy Sr. A judge ruled that Bakaysa can keep her share.. "There is something in this tragedy that touches most people," New Britain Superior Court Judge Cynthia Swienton wrote in her decision. "While the court may be able to resolve the legal dispute, it is powerless to repair the discord and strife that now overshadows the once harmonious sisterly relationship.". Sokaitis says they signed a notarized contract a decade earlier to split all gambling profits, but Bakaysa says that deal ended in 2004 during a spat over a few hundred dollars.. The judge ruled that the contract ended during the argument. It was Sokaitis who told her sister during the argument that she didn't want to be her partner anymore, the judge said, noting that after the argument the sisters never again bought lottery tickets, went to the casino or gambled together.. The sisters were among nine siblings, sharing a bond that included buying lottery tickets and making regular road trips to Connecticut casinos in search of jackpot riches. The notarized contract had its roots in an earlier win: a $165,000 haul Sokaitis won playing poker at Foxwoods in 1995 while her sister was playing slots nearby. Sokaitis testified she intended to split it evenly with Bakaysa and gave her about $64,000 of it in payments over time, with about $18,000 still unpaid at the time of their 2004 rift.
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