The winnings from a Match 6 ticket sold at the Acme in Doylestown Borough have been put into an escrow account following an injunction issued by a Bucks County judge.

A legal battle has ensued over a $4.15 million lottery ticket printed at the ACME supermarket in Dolyestown Borough.

Whether the ticket was actually purchased and who deserves the winnings are among the issues outlined in a lawsuit filed by ACME Markets Inc. against Beverlie Seltzer, of Pipersville, who works at the store, and the Pennsylvania Lottery.

All sides agree the issue began on March 21 when a customer asked for $22 worth of Match 6 Lotto tickets. When handed four slips of paper on which several tickets were printed, the man handed them back, asking for each ticket to be printed individually.

Those unwanted tickets — referred to as “unpurchased” by ACME in the lawsuit and as “mistake tickets” by Seltzer’s attorneys — were set aside behind the counter.

Shortly after the 8 p.m. lottery drawing, the lawsuit alleges that Seltzer scanned the tickets and learned one was a $4 million winner.

She rang up the lottery ticket on the register, deposited $10 and took the ticket, according to court papers.

Seltzer filed a claim for the winnings, and the ticket's sale was recognized by the Pennsylvania Lottery. Lottery officials, according to the lawsuit, stated they did not have the ability to halt the processing of the payment without a court order.

A Bucks County judge on April 16 granted a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction preventing the lottery from submitting any winnings to Seltzer after ACME filed its lawsuit, court records show. According to Seltzer’s lawyers, all parties have agreed to put the winnings into an escrow account until the legal issues can be sorted out.

In an email sent Friday, a spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Lottery acknowledged the restraining order, which remains in effect.

In the lawsuit, ACME argues Seltzer ringing herself up for the tickets was a violation of company policy which states employees are prohibited from doing so for their own purchases and must instead have another employee complete the transaction.

The company further argues its stores are charged for tickets generated by an on-counter terminal that go unpurchased, and the lottery does not reimburse the stores for them. This results in ownership of the tickets by ACME, the lawsuit argues.

In their own filings on behalf of Seltzer, attorneys William Goldman Jr. and Jerry DeSiderato questioned the existence and enforcement of the register policy, adding ACME routinely allows employees and customers to purchase “mistake tickets” prior to a redrawing if the prize initially goes unclaimed.

Reached by phone on Friday, Goldman said Seltzer had been suspended from her job, where she’s worked for 20 years.

He called her an active member of the community who volunteers with therapy dogs during visits to schools. Goldman said he is prepared to move on to pretrial discovery as he gathers depositions and documents.

An ACME spokeswoman said the company was unable to comment on internal issues related to the status of an employee.

No criminal charges have been filed in the matter and Bucks County District Attorney spokesman James O’Malley said no investigation was underway as of Friday. Central Bucks Regional police Chief Karl Knott in an email also said there is no open investigation related to the ticket.