If the engagement is broken, regardless of who may be at fault, the condition needed for the gift to be final does not occur, so the ring is the property of the donor. Georgia high court dismissed a suit brought by parties to a contract who contended that they were made promises prior to signing the contract that were not fulfilled. Since the contract stated that all terms of the agreement were in the writing, oral testimony to the contrary could not be allowed. Viewers Briefed Case Appeals court upheld the dismissal of a suit brought by spectators of a Mike Tyson boxing fight in which Tyson was disqualified for biting his opponent's ear. The viewers were not in privity with Tyson or the fight promoters, so had no cause of action.
Disqualification is a possible outcome of any fight.
Congress later changed that, moving the veterans into Medicare, which is not free. The appeals court held that the government breached an implied contract. The veterans had the right to rely upon the express representations of the government when they joined. Did Not Form Binding Contract Briefed Case Court dismissed a breach of oral contract claim. The parties reached a tentative oral agreement but never signed a contract.