(on topic) BEST TRUE LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR
NickyK
This took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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, 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, 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 cigars that
perished 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 true story won First Place in last year's Criminal Lawyers Award
contest.
ONLY IN AMERICA.....
NO WONDER THE REST OF THE WORLD THINKS WE'RE NUTS