gothamist.com – by Claire Lampen – One man’s half-decade quest to recoup his investment on a ruptured relationship ended in Manhattan Supreme Court last week, when a judge ordered the return of an exorbitantly expensive engagement ring. The Post reports that one Jennifer Rutten must return the $40,000 boulder her ex-fiancé, Rodney Ripley, gave her in 2011. If for some reason she cannot send back the ring—if, for example, she flushed it down the toilet or sold it to cover legal fees, who knows—she must reimburse Ripley the full purchase price.
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