1. Copyright 2007 Thomson Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. LOWE v. QUINN 27 N.Y.2d 397, 267 N.E.2d (N.Y. 1971) Case Brief

2. Copyright 2007 Thomson Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. LOWE v. QUINN PURPOSE: Further problems with engagement ring (to be read in conjunction with Cohen).

3. Copyright 2007 Thomson Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. LOWE v. QUINN CAUSE OF ACTION: Breach of contract.

4. Copyright 2007 Thomson Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. LOWE v. QUINN FACTS: Married man gives engagement ring to girlfriend.

5. Copyright 2007 Thomson Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. LOWE v. QUINN ISSUE: Whether a married man who gives an engagement ring to someone other than his wife is entitled to its return when his fiancee breaks off the engagement.

6. Copyright 2007 Thomson Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. LOWE v. QUINN HOLDING: No, she keeps the ring.

7. Copyright 2007 Thomson Delmar Learning. All Rights Reserved. LOWE v. QUINN REASONING: The agreement to marry by a person already married violates public policy and the statute allowing recovery of an engagement ring (See Cohen) does not apply where one of the parties is married. [The reasoning implies that if there was no contract, the ring must have been a gift.]