New York case law is clear, ruling in 1971 that an engagement ring “is in the nature of a pledge for the contract of marriage” and the recipient is required “upon demand, to return the ring on the theory that it constituted a conditional gift” (Lowe v. Quinn, 27 NY2d 397).
And, what if the breakup wasn’t mutual or even your idea? Way back in 1992, NY Courts ruled that “whether Defendant was at fault for the breakup of the engagement is wholly irrelevant to his right to recover possession of an engagement ring that he …gave to defendant in contemplation of marriage “(Gagliardo v. Clemente; 180 AD2d 551). So the diamond (or perhaps cubic zirconia!) must be returned!
So, this Valentine’s Day, if the proposal ends with a “yes,” we hope you mean it…. unlike discarded broken pie-crust, a broken engagement means a return of the ring……
Fast Company’s Faisal Hoque writes about AI and the death (and rebirth) of middle management: Inside the fall and rise of ‘unbossing.’. “…AI could lead to a “white-collar massacre” if companies fail to adapt thoughtfully” Read more here.
LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday April 24th at 12. We will discuss Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen (available at NYPL). Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles. Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.
Lucy Curci-Gonzalez, NYLI’s Executive Director, recently attended the ALLUNY Conference… where the topic of conversation was — big surprise — Artificial Intelligence…. Check out Lucy’s Law Lines article which summarizes and gives you all the pertinent takeaway points… by clicking here…
Now seen as the end of Summer — and a kind of bookend BBQ when paired with the season’s kickoff of Memorial day — Labor Day was initially a reaction to worker unrest … But perhaps after you’ve digested your last hot dog, you can explore some Labor & Employment sources available here at The…
Alexander Hamilton’s epitaph notes that he was “a patriot, soldier and statesman whose talents and virtues will be admired long after this marble shall have mouldered into dust”. And with Lin-Manuel’s Musical, many now know of the duel that led to Hamilton’s early death. Secretary of Treasury, George Washington’s Aide de Camp, founder of the…
