Overlawyered » breach of promise to marry http://overlawyered.com Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:22:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Jilted bride sues ex-groom http://overlawyered.com/2011/01/jilted-bride-sues-ex-groom/ http://overlawyered.com/2011/01/jilted-bride-sues-ex-groom/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:50:31 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=20927 Should the damages be confined to the unrecoverable costs of the planned wedding, or extend beyond that? [Today Show]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2011/01/jilted-bride-sues-ex-groom/feed/ 14 $150,000 heartbalm award in Georgia http://overlawyered.com/2008/07/150000-heartbalm-award-in-georgia/ http://overlawyered.com/2008/07/150000-heartbalm-award-in-georgia/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:54:56 +0000 Ted Frank http://overlawyered.com/?p=7317 Wayne Gibbs and RoseMary Shell were engaged to be married.  Gibbs gave Shell an expensive engagement ring, and $30,000 to pay off her debts, but discovered that her financial situation was considerably more precarious, and broke off the engagement.  (Shell also alleges that Gibbs was cheating on her.)  Shell sued, and a jury awarded $150,000. (”Hall Co. jury awards jilted bride $150,000″, WDUN, Jul. 23; ABC News, Jul. 23).

Of course, if the two married, and Gibbs filed for a no-fault divorce a couple of days later, Shell would have no cause of action.  One of many reasons that breach of promise to marry suits are especially absurd in twenty-first century America.

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