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Jilted Bride Awarded $150K After Wedding Called Off
POSTED: 12:53 pm EDT July 23,
2008
UPDATED: 6:44 pm EDT July 23,
2008
HALL COUNTY, Ga. -- The jury has awarded a Hall County woman $150,000 after she sued her former fiance for calling their wedding off.RoseMary Shell sued her ex-fiance, Wayne Gibbs, after he broke off their engagement in 2007.Shell argued her fiance's promise of marital bliss amounted to a binding contract. She said she left a high-paying job in Florida to be with Gibbs and she said she has suffered financial losses since their break-up. She also said she has suffered emotionally.SURVEY: Do You Agree With Judgment?
Gibbs testified that he had taken Shell on trips and paid $30,000 of her debt while they were engaged. He said when he found out she had even more debt, he canceled the wedding by leaving Shell a note in their bathroom.Closing arguments were heard Wednesday morning and the jury awarded Shell $150,000 by Wednesday afternoon."People shouldn't be allowed to do that and hopefully he'll think twice before he does it to someone else," said Shell.
Gibbs testified that he had taken Shell on trips and paid $30,000 of her debt while they were engaged. He said when he found out she had even more debt, he canceled the wedding by leaving Shell a note in their bathroom.Closing arguments were heard Wednesday morning and the jury awarded Shell $150,000 by Wednesday afternoon."People shouldn't be allowed to do that and hopefully he'll think twice before he does it to someone else," said Shell.
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