nordic_ranger
Active member
This is the best lawyer story of the year, decade and probably the
century.
A Charlotte, NC, lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive
cigars then insured them against fire among other things. 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!
In 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 lengthy
and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the ruling and
paid $15,000.00 to the lawyer for his loss of the rare 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 $24,000.00 fine.
This is a true story and was the 1st place winner in the recent Criminal
Lawyers Award Contest.
ONLY IN AMERICA
Jim
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century.
A Charlotte, NC, lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive
cigars then insured them against fire among other things. 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!
In 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 lengthy
and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the ruling and
paid $15,000.00 to the lawyer for his loss of the rare 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 $24,000.00 fine.
This is a true story and was the 1st place winner in the recent Criminal
Lawyers Award Contest.
ONLY IN AMERICA
Jim
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