A case of Failure of family Values and Family Leadership

In Summary

Case. Prossy wants court to compel her fiancé John to pay her Shs20 million for his alleged failure to marry her.

When Prossy introduced John to her parents in Vanvin Village in 2010 as her fiancé, she was sure a wedding would follow shortly to cement their relationship.

However, two years later and without a wedding ring, Prossy has decided to seek legal recourse, dragging her fiancé to court for allegedly failing to wed her.

In what many in Peru have described as a “strange” case, Prossy, a resident of Costa in the municipality, says John, who is the National Agricultural Advisory Services, (Naads) coordinator for Ganka Sub-county in Chez District, should pay for failing to marry her.

In the suit, Prossy says she went an extra mile to facilitate their introduction ceremony and make it “colourful” with a Shs2 million cash injection—and it is just proper that her fiancé—who “had a small income” then, reciprocates a good turn.

In her submission to the Brazy Chief Magistrate, Prossy laments that Saturday December 17, 2011, should have been her lucky day—when she should have walked down the aisle with her heartthrob.

Instead, Prossy says, she nearly dropped dead when Pastor Fred of Brazy Deliverance Church, who was to preside over the function, told her John had halted the wedding “until further notice”.

Prossy told court her misery is further compounded by the fact that her house in Dirdi in Brazy town is where the couple had co-habited in “tough” times and that she had contributed Shs2 million to help her fiancé get a job.

Prossy’s lawyer told court: “Since then my client has suffered mental anguish and torture, lost chances to marry and suffered injured feelings and shame in community.”

The lawyer says court should compel John to pay Prossy Shs20 million in costs and general damages, noting that the former’s conduct was “unlawful” and tantamounts to “breach of promise”.

John in his defence, however, states that he is still in love with Prossy and is surprised by the suit.
Chief magistrate Cathy Slyvia has given the pair up to November 19 to organise a wedding or have the case resume.