A long-running fight between a Victorian truck driver and his former workmates over a disputed $16.6 million group Powerball win has come to an end after one day in court.
The civil trial between former Toll courier Gary Baron and 14 of his colleagues was resolved this morning at the Victorian Supreme Court.
"Things have changed a bit," Justice Kim Hargrave said of the case, which was initially scheduled to take a week.
It is unclear what kind of agreement the parties have reached, but they are scheduled to return to court tomorrow for final orders.
“We’ll see what the morning brings,” James Peters QC said outside court.
Mr Baron's former colleagues opted to sue him after he won $16.6 million in an October 2014 draw. They refused an initial settlement of $4000.
They suspected the winning ticket had been purchased through a workplace lotto syndicate at Toll's North Geelong depot.
Mr Baron was in charge of collecting $20 from each syndicate member to purchase lottery tickets on behalf of the group, according to a writ filed last year.
There was an understanding any winnings would be split equally between all members.
The group claimed Mr Baron breached the syndicate's agreement by not sharing his $16.6 million win.
They alleged Mr Baron was lying when he told them he had not used syndicate funds to buy the winning ticket.