Nat
Platinum Member
this was sent to me today. It may not be true, but sure is a good story
BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE
>> CENTURY
>>
>> > Charlotte, North Carolina. A lawyer purchased a box of very rare
>> and
>> expensive cigars, then insured them against, among other things,
>> fire.
>>
>> > Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great
>> cigars
>> and without yet having made even his first premium payment on the
>> policy
>> the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company.
>>
>> > In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series
>> of
>> small fires."
>>
>> > The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason,
>> that
>> the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion.
>>
>> > The lawyer sued, and WON!
>>
>> > (Stay with me.)
>>
>> > Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance
>> company that
>> the claim was frivolous. The judge stated nevertheless, that the
>> lawyer
>> held a policy from the company, which it had warranted that the
>> cigars were
>> insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against
>> fire,
>> without defining what is considered to be unacceptable fire and was
>> obligated to pay the claim.
>>
>>
>> > Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the
>> insurance
>> company accepted the ruling and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his
>> loss of
>> the cigars lost in the "fires".
>>
>> > NOW FOR THE BEST PART.
>>
>> > After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him
>> arrested on 24 counts of ARSON!!!
>>
>> > With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case
>> being
>> used against him, the lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning
>> his
>> insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a
>> $24,000 fine.
>>
>> > This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent
>> Criminal Lawyers Award Contest.
>>
>> > ONLY IN AMERICA!
>>
>> > NO WONDER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES THINK WE'RE NUTS
>>
>>
BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE
>> CENTURY
>>
>> > Charlotte, North Carolina. A lawyer purchased a box of very rare
>> and
>> expensive cigars, then insured them against, among other things,
>> fire.
>>
>> > Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great
>> cigars
>> and without yet having made even his first premium payment on the
>> policy
>> the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company.
>>
>> > In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series
>> of
>> small fires."
>>
>> > The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason,
>> that
>> the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion.
>>
>> > The lawyer sued, and WON!
>>
>> > (Stay with me.)
>>
>> > Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance
>> company that
>> the claim was frivolous. The judge stated nevertheless, that the
>> lawyer
>> held a policy from the company, which it had warranted that the
>> cigars were
>> insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against
>> fire,
>> without defining what is considered to be unacceptable fire and was
>> obligated to pay the claim.
>>
>>
>> > Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the
>> insurance
>> company accepted the ruling and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his
>> loss of
>> the cigars lost in the "fires".
>>
>> > NOW FOR THE BEST PART.
>>
>> > After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him
>> arrested on 24 counts of ARSON!!!
>>
>> > With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case
>> being
>> used against him, the lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning
>> his
>> insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a
>> $24,000 fine.
>>
>> > This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent
>> Criminal Lawyers Award Contest.
>>
>> > ONLY IN AMERICA!
>>
>> > NO WONDER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES THINK WE'RE NUTS
>>
>>
