Beck v. Cohen

Martin, J. (dissenting).

If the engagement ring was an absolute gift, title passed to the donee. If not an absolute gift, facts must be pleaded to show it was a conditional gift. (Rosenberg v. Lewis, 210 App. Div. 690.)

In the case of Stromberg v. Rubenstein (19 Misc. 647) Mr. Justice *734McAdam in an opinion in the Appellate Term, which was concurred in by Daly, P. J., and Bischoff, J., said: “ The plaintiff knew when he gave the ring to the defendant that he was parting with- all dominion over the property; that the gift was irrevocable, and that as the defendant was under legal age her promise…