Post by SPN on Aug 1, 2005 17:48:39 GMT -5
Well im not sure if its true or not, but its a story someone posted on gwg, and i thought it was funny
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 maded even his first premium payment on the policy,
the lawyer filed 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.)
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 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 lenghty
and costly appeal processes, the insurance company accepted the ruling
and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for the 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 for 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 insued 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 Constest.
Only in America. No wonder third world countries think we're nuts.
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 maded even his first premium payment on the policy,
the lawyer filed 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.)
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 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 lenghty
and costly appeal processes, the insurance company accepted the ruling
and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for the 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 for 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 insued 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 Constest.
Only in America. No wonder third world countries think we're nuts.
