In Charlotte, North Carolina:
<DD>A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured <DD>Them against, among other things, fire.
<DD>Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars <DD>And without yet having made even his first premium payment on the policy <DD>The lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company.
<DD>In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small <DD>Fires." The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason, <DD>That the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion.
<DD>The lawyer sued ……… and WON!
<DD>(Stay with me.)
<DD>Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the <DD>Claim was frivolous. The judge stated nevertheless, that the lawyer held a <DD>Policy from the company, which it had warranted that the cigars were <DD>Insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against fire, <DD>Without defining what is considered to be "unacceptable fire" and was <DD>Obligated to pay the claim. <DD>Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company <DD>Accepted the ruling and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the <DD>Cigars lost in the "fires".
<DD>NOW FOR THE BEST PART.
<DD>After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested <DD>On 24 counts of ARSON!!!
<DD>With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being <DD>Used against him, the lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning his <DD>Insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine.
<DD>This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent Criminal <DD>Lawyers Award Contest.</DD><DD> </DD><DD>uppy:
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<DD>A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured <DD>Them against, among other things, fire.
<DD>Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars <DD>And without yet having made even his first premium payment on the policy <DD>The lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company.
<DD>In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small <DD>Fires." The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason, <DD>That the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion.
<DD>The lawyer sued ……… and WON!
<DD>(Stay with me.)
<DD>Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the <DD>Claim was frivolous. The judge stated nevertheless, that the lawyer held a <DD>Policy from the company, which it had warranted that the cigars were <DD>Insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against fire, <DD>Without defining what is considered to be "unacceptable fire" and was <DD>Obligated to pay the claim. <DD>Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company <DD>Accepted the ruling and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the <DD>Cigars lost in the "fires".
<DD>NOW FOR THE BEST PART.
<DD>After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested <DD>On 24 counts of ARSON!!!
<DD>With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being <DD>Used against him, the lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning his <DD>Insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine.
<DD>This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent Criminal <DD>Lawyers Award Contest.</DD><DD> </DD><DD>uppy:
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