Massachusetts' top court ruled that Caroline Settino must return a $70,000 Tiffany & Co engagement ring to Bruce Johnson after he called off their wedding. This decision concludes a 65-year debate in the state over property rights following broken engagements.

Massachusetts’s highest court reversed a longstanding ruling by saying an engagement ring must be returned to the buyer if the wedding falls through.

That’s what the highest court in Massachusetts was asked to decide with a $70,000 ring at the center of the dispute. The court ultimately ruled Friday that an engagement ring must be returned to the person who purchased it,

The ruling puts a definitive end to a six-decade-old state rule that required judges to try to identify who was to blame for the end of the relationship.

The ruling marks a departure from a decades-old state rule requiring courts to assess who was responsible for a breakup.