Comments on: Don't Marry In Haste, Repent At Leisure

By: James

James — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:09:52 +0000

OMG!!! I could not believe this story when I saw the headline. Our legal system is d@mn near a joke. For a judge to even allow something like this to enter the courtroom is ridiculous!

I saw where this lady is now attempting to sell the engagement ring on AJC Classifieds…advertising it as a part of a landmark legal case.

It's good to know that the residents of Hall County are getting a good return on their tax dollars.

Wake up GA!!!! Wake up America!!!!! This case illustrates the drastic deterioration of our legal system.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:33:45 +0000

I think this whole thing is stupid, but that isn't what qets my goat.
This is my home town and I pay taxes here just like anyone else.
Yes she will pay her laywer and he will pay his, who do you think will pay the Judge and the jurors? as well as the electric bill, gas bill, water bill and so forth in the court house while this trial was going on? Well duh!!!!! we tax payers will. Use our money better than this. This case is on the stupid side. This woman is just wanting money and didn't she live in Gainesville at one time before? There is so much that I don't think we are hearing. I say You Go Mr, Gibbs counter sue since we are on this track might as well finish it.
Come on Judge stop these things before they get to a jury.

By: MN

MN — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:45:32 +0000

Matt, if you had a clue you would know what a frivolous lawsuit is rather than justifying them because some woman wanted her debt paid off and her sugar daddy got smart and left her before she could bleed him a little more. Just because it's in a law book doesn't mean that the judge should have ruled in her favor.

By: Hermen

Hermen — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:54:19 +0000

Wow! So if I don't last long enough during….., ummm…, can my girll friends sue me too? I mean– they had to get ready for the occasion, take the bus to get to my place, spend money on that new dress..

What's this world coming too ?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:56:34 +0000

Matt I wouldn't expect most laypeople to know about the law of quasi-contract and detrimental reliance whether they've read books or not.

What do you read for edification and enjoyment? It must be pretty boring, whatever it is.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:32:14 +0000

MN, you're an idiot.

The judge entertained this case because it is the LAW. If you'd ever opened up a book in your life you'd know about the law of quasi-contract and detrimental reliance.

By: MN

MN — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:59:25 +0000

* She chose to give up her career for a man who was known to be flighty about commitment.
* He did more than most men would do in giving her a check upon the breakup. While I would have been insulted at being treated like a prostitute and not cashed it, she went ahead and didn't cash it, but acted like more of a prostitute by suing him for breach of contract.
* When will people stop abusing the judicial system?

The fact is, an engagement is not legally binding. People break off engagements all the time, and they have every right to do so if they decide that getting married will be a mistake. This woman should be glad that he realized getting married was a mistake before the wedding and was honest enough to call it off.

Had she called off the engagement, he would never have been able to sue for breach of contract for the simple reason that he is a man. The attitude toward the issue would have been a complete polar opposite.

Yeah, it's sad that she gave up her career and moved based on a promise of marriage, but ultimately, she made the decision of her own free will to do so. What she did was desperate, opportunistic, and really, sort of disgusting. That a judge even took this seriously and didn't throw out the case makes me lose even more faith in the judicial system.

By: kilo

kilo — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:50:09 +0000

Great…now I'll be sued for not giving the gals a great time like a I promised..lol

By: LPR

LPR — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:33:15 +0000

WTF? I sure hope he wins his appeal but it is still better than being married to this gold digger.

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By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:57:18 +0000

Hopefully, future her future wooers are smart enough to google her.

By: dbt1949

dbt1949 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:57:06 +0000

"That's the night the lights went out in Georgia".

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:56:20 +0000

I don't get it. What law or contract did he break? WTF?

By: Grandy

Grandy — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:40:12 +0000

What about cash for rejections? Is that a go?

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:55:46 +0000

You can't really get money for being dumped, can you? Is there anywhere he can appeal this?? I don't care how mean he was in doing it, the award seems wrong.

And does anyone think a deadbeat guy would get the same award in a case where a woman dumped him? Or would he be prosecuted for scamming the woman?