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Property Law Keyed to Dukeminier
Maffe v. Loranger
Citation:
2021 WL 782924 (2021)Facts
In 2015, Jay Maffe proposed to Heather Loranger and gave her an engagement ring valued at $132,000. Their relationship encountered difficulties when Maffe insisted on a prenuptial agreement just before their scheduled civil marriage ceremony on June 8, 2016. This demand led to a postponement of the wedding and initiated a two-year period of negotiations, during which the couple experienced several breakups and reconciliations. Eventually, in November 2018, Loranger decided to permanently end the relationship. Following the termination of their engagement, Maffe filed a lawsuit seeking the return of the engagement ring, arguing it was given on the condition of marriage. Loranger contended she was entitled to keep the ring because their failure to marry was due to Maffe’s fault, and she claimed the ring had become an unconditional gift over time.
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