Engagement Ring Law Suit
Thanks to Psycho for Love, I got this itty bitty news about law suits surrounding broken engagements!
Beware y’all!
NY Post reports
It used to be that when you got engaged to the granddaughter of a mob boss, you stayed engaged - and you’d have to be really stunad to demand the ring back if you broke up.
But oh, how times have changed.
A Manhattan man is suing the granddaughter of slain Gambino crime-family boss Paul Castellano to get back the $30,000 diamond ring he gave her when he popped the question last year.
Dean Kuehnen Jr. says that his relationship with Andria Castellano, 24, went sour in September, and that the wedding is now off.
And in a move that would make any goomba’s head spin, he decided to take the matter before a judge.
On Tuesday, he filed a suit against Andria in Manhattan Supreme Court.
He is demanding that she either fork over the ring, which he gave her two days before Christmas 2006, or that she give him the appraised value of the ring, $38,800.
Kuehnen, 32, said in his complaint that on Sept. 9 of this year, he broke it off with Andria. He claimed he immediately demanded the ring back, but she refused.
He complained that for weeks he called and asked for the ring, and that Andria threatened to sell it, according to the suit.
And while the law of the streets clearly dictate that a mobster’s granddaughter can do whatever she wants in a case like this, Kuehnen’s attorney says that the laws of New York state otherwise.
“In New York, the marriage is the consideration, and if you don’t have the marriage, you have to give the ring back,” said attorney Lara Ott.
Andria could not be reached for comment at her home in Bay Ridge. She is the daughter of Castellano’s daughter Connie and her second husband Joseph Catalanotti, who is now deceased.
Paul Castellano was gunned down outside the Sparks Steak House in Midtown in 1985, paving the way for John Gotti to seize control of the Gambino family.
Kuehnen said last night, “I have no comment at this time. This is a private family matter. It’s a personal matter.”
I agree with Trench, Dean is being stupid demanding the ring back from someone who has mob ties!
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Trench Reynolds
Oct 21, 2007 at 6:29 pm
Thanks for the link. :)
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