muggsyj
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I just had this sent to me as an email and thought i would share it with you all!
If you have already read this story then sorry and for those who have not enjoy!
All the best
Muggsyj.
THE BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR
A Charlotte, NC lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars
and then insured them against fire among other things. Within a month,
having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without
yet not having made 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 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 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!!! Using his own insurance claim and
with the 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.
If you have already read this story then sorry and for those who have not enjoy!
All the best
Muggsyj.
THE BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR
A Charlotte, NC lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars
and then insured them against fire among other things. Within a month,
having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without
yet not having made 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 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 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!!! Using his own insurance claim and
with the 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.
