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Jilted Bride Awarded $150K After Wedding Called Off

Posted: 12:53 pm EDT July 23, 2008Updated: 6:44 pm EDT July 23, 2008

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.

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  • 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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