Massachusetts highest court nixes legal rule on which ex gets the engagement ring
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has overturned a 65-year-old rule that required judges to identify and give engagement rings to the wronged party in a break-up. “More than six decades ago, we recognized that an antenuptial ring generally is understood to be a conditional gift and determined that the donor may recover the ring
Massachusetts would-be bride must return $70,000 ring, court rules
Massachusetts' top court on Friday ruled that a would-be bride must return a $70,000 engagement ring from Tiffany & Co to her former fiancé in a decision that ended 65 years of courts in the New England state trying to sort through who is to blame when a relationship falls apart.
Woman must return $70,000 engagement ring to former fiance, Massachusetts' highest court rules
A woman must return a $70,000 engagement ring to her former fiance after a ruling Friday from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
$70,000 engagement ring must be returned after canceled wedding, Massachusetts high court rules
That’s what the highest court in Massachusetts was asked to decide with a $70,000 ring at the center of the dispute. The court ultimately ruled Friday that an engagement ring must be returned to the person who purchased it, ending a six-decade state rule that required judges to try to identify who was to blame for the end of the relationship.
Massachusetts' highest court rules man can get $70,000 engagement ring back
A woman must return a $70,000 engagement ring to her former fiancé after a ruling Friday from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Court Rules Massachusetts Bride Must Return $70,000 Engagement Ring
Massachusetts' top court ruled that Caroline Settino must return a $70,000 Tiffany & Co engagement ring to Bruce Johnson after he called off their wedding. This decision concludes a 65-year debate in the state over property rights following broken engagements.
Massachusetts high court: $70K engagement ring must be returned after canceled wedding
Who gets to keep an engagement ring if a romance turns sour and the wedding is called off? That’s what the highest court in Massachusetts was asked to decide with a $70,000 ring at the center of the dispute.
$70,000 engagement ring must be returned after canceled wedding
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ultimately ruled Friday that an engagement ring must be returned to the person who purchased it.
Revising the rules of engagement, court says jilted bride must give back $70,000 ring
Who gets to keep an engagement ring if a romance turns sour and the wedding is called off? That’s what the highest court in Massachusetts was asked to decide with a $70,000 ring at the center of the dispute.
Massachusetts SJC orders $70K engagement ring be returned to man in failed love story
A man who purchased a ring for a pricey $70,000 will be getting it back from his ex-fiancée after breaking off the engagement when he grew wary of infidelity in the relationship. The Massachusetts State Supreme Judicial Court made the ruling after a six-year battle filled with twists and turns over whether the mister would recover the ring or the madam would keep it forever.
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