Court Orders Woman To Return $40000 Engagement Ring To Her Ex-Fiancé

One man's half-decade quest to recoup his investment on a ruptured relationship ended in Manhattan Supreme Court last week, when a judge ordered the return of an exorbitantly expensive engagement ring The Post reports that one Jennifer Rutten must return the $40,000 boulder her ex-fiancé, Rodney Ripley, gave her in 2011 Ripley asked her to return the ring-a 3-carat rock from this very pricy jeweler-but apparently, Rutten did not appreciate being bothered in the wake of a certain superstorm.

The Sandy defense turned out to be just one in a series of excuses she deployed in attempting to secure legal ownership of the ring This would not seem to be a particularly useful legal route as Wisconsin also views engagement rings as conditional gifts: As is the case in New York, the ring must be returned to the person who purchased it if the couple splits without marrying According to the Post, Rutten's final defense held that Ripley became "More typically abusive, emotionally abusive," and that in her anger, she didn't want to give back the ring.

Justice Robert Reed wasn't convinced, though: On Aug 27th, he ruled that "The undisputed facts show that the ring was given in contemplation of marriage and that marriage did not occur," obligating Rutten to return either the diamond or its retail cost within the next 45 days. . Source