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 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!
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
cheque, 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 1st place winner in
the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest.
ONLY IN AMERICA!!! NO WONDER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
THINK WE'RE NUTS!!!
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 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!
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
cheque, 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 1st place winner in
the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest.
ONLY IN AMERICA!!! NO WONDER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
THINK WE'RE NUTS!!!
