Sued for Breach of Promise

Civil courts heard a rare ‘Breach of Promise’ case today. Mr R Redbreast has charged Miss J Wren for Breach of Promise after she broke off their engagement.

Miss Wren’s lawyer’s issued the following statement today. “Our client denies knowingly becoming engaged to Mr Redbreast and will argue that she was not of clear mind when this alleged engagement took place. During a long illness Mr Redbreast had been a constant visitor and had plied Miss Wren with wine and cake. The alcohol combined with poor nutrition confused Miss Wren and left her entirely at Mr Redbreast’s mercy.

In a monstrous display of power he persuaded Miss Wren that she should be grateful to his so-called care and that she owed him some kind of faithfulness for it. When Miss Wren recovered from her illness she realised what Mr Redbreast had been doing and refuted his right of betrothal.”

Lawyers for Mr Redbreast argued that while ‘Breach of Promise’ cases were rare nowadays, the law remained on the statute books to protect people from being used.

In their statement they say, “Miss Wren knew of our client’s love for her and used that emotion to gain access to his excellent wine cellar. This cellar is renowned for its rare and very expensive vintages. Miss Wren persuaded Mr Redbreast that her condition required such pure liquors that only his cellar could provide. Due to his love for Miss Wren he allowed her to sample as she wished from his cellar. Worried that she seemed to be surviving only on the wine he tried to persuade her to eat but she would only eat rich chocolate cakes.

However, at no time did Mr Redbreast supply enough alcohol for Miss Wren to become disorientated and she was always clear of mind. During Miss Wren’s supposed illness she announced she had fallen in love with Mr Redbreast and they planned to marry as soon as she was well enough to attend the ceremony. It was only when the cellar became depleted that Miss Wren called off the engagement.”

Mr Redbreast is claiming $500,000 replacement wine costs, $30,000 costs for wedding arrangements and a further $1 million for anguish and trauma.