Cohen v. Bayside Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n

The fundamental question presented to this court in an agreed statement of facts submitted by the parties is: “ Can an engagement ring, given in contemplation of marriage, be recovered from a 1 donee ’, by the estate of the ‘ donor ’, when the contemplated marriage fails to occur because of the death of the ‘ donor The undisputed facts can be summarized as follows: Richard Alan Rothchild became engaged to be married to Carol Sue Cohen, the plaintiff in this action. Both were over 21 years of age. Richard gave Carol a diamond 1 ‘ engagement ” ring which is valued at $1,000. Shortly before the…