- Posted by Christopher Estep on July 24, 2008
It’s things like this that make me want to pull what’s left of my hair out:
A Hall County woman who sued her ex-fiancé for calling off their wedding has been awarded $150,000 by a jury, according to a WSB-TV report.
RoseMary Shell said she moved to Hall County from Florida, leaving behind a high-paying job, to join Wayne Gibbs. She also said that she has suffered emotionally and financially since their break-up in 2007.
Well, boo freaking hoo!!! Who hasn’t suffered emotionally (and even financially) after a breakup? And she left a job? So what!? She chose to leave. She chose to get engaged. But is this really about money? Isn’t this probably about revenge? Nope. It’s the money:
Gibbs said he paid off $30,000 of Shell's debt during their engagement and also took her on trips. When he found out Shell had even more debt, he canceled the wedding. He notified her by leaving a note in their bathroom.
The jury awarded Shell the $150,000 Wednesday.
"People shouldn't be allowed to do that and hopefully he'll think twice before he does it to someone else," Shell told WSB.
You know those creditreport.com commercials where the guy sings about how he could be a happy bachelor with money if he’d gotten a credit report of his girlfriend before they got married? Well, that’s obviously not the case in Georgia.
In one respect though, this guy got off cheap. $150,000 is far, far less than this despicable man-hater would have soaked him for in their marriage. May she die alone as she deserves.
Jilted bride wins $150,000 from ex-fiancé | ajc.com