UniBomber
August 23rd, 2006, 07:47 PM
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 (We in the rest of the
> First World think you're
>
> nuts too!!)
:biggrin: :clap:
> 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 (We in the rest of the
> First World think you're
>
> nuts too!!)
:biggrin: :clap: