boatme
03-27-2009, 08:15 AM
Anyone Know if this is true??
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 THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES THINK
WE'RE NUTS
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 THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES THINK
WE'RE NUTS