BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND
> PROBABLY THE CENTURY?
> >
> > A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and
> expensive cigars, and 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.
> >
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> >
> >
> > 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