BEST LAWYER/INSURANCE STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE!

This took place in 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, 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, in 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 a lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the ruling and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his
loss of the cigars that perished 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 true story won First Place in last year's Criminal Lawyers Award Contest.

ONLY IN AMERICA !

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Great read, as stated only

Wed, 2009-02-04 11:16

Great read, as stated only in America.

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ROFL

Wed, 2009-02-04 11:33

What a story. LOL

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Not a chance

Wed, 2009-02-04 11:49

Mate funny story but no way is it true! I've been in the insurance game for a bit and it's called insurance fraud and would be a police matter if he tried to put a claim in. Never the less it's still a good little read.

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Good for a laugh Colin

Wed, 2009-02-04 14:48

But about as old as the internet I'm afraid. That ones been doing the rounds for many years......

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Classic!

Wed, 2009-02-04 19:30

Classic!

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LMAO #1

Wed, 2009-02-04 20:37

Litigation is a strange beast ay mate, tautolgy aside, even in America.

I've spent many hours in Court with my new job, and creativity doesn't even cut it.

Didn't someone say 'the law is as Ass?!' Laughing

Perhaps not, it's more interpretation and precedent.

(But then too, some 'nations culture' intercede.)  

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Which side

Thu, 2009-02-05 05:44

of the dock Col?