Rivkin v. Postal

David Rivkin (plaintiff), who was married to someone else, began an affair with Lori Postal (defendant); Postal later had their child. Rivkin bought Postal a house and conveyed it by quitclaim deed to himself and Postal as joint tenants, and he also paid for a nanny, horses, and a ring Postal picked out. Postal told her family she and Rivkin would marry once his divorce was final, and Rivkin never contradicted her. After his divorce became final, Rivkin broke up with Postal and sued for partition of the jointly owned property; Postal counterclaimed for breach of a promise to marry.