A friend shared this story to me !
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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 THE REST OF THE WORLD THINKS WE'RE NUTS
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