Casper Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Thats fucking GREAT! *EDIT* To bad the story is not true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 LOL!!!! That is the funniest shit I've heard in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Oldie, but still a fun read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 TO BAD THE STORY IS NOT REAL http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blcigar.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAOLE Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 TO BAD THE STORY IS NOT REAL http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blcigar.htm Jesus man calm down we heard you the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 NOTICE EDIT. I edited it after i posted. so blah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Very old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 TO BAD THE STORY IS NOT REAL http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blcigar.htm Ummm I think you missed this part of the story. No one lies on the internets This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 What an idiot. How did he pass the bar? The insurance company could have brought the arson charges at any time, never having to pay the judgment. Story is fake, written by a non lawyer, some one who's never had to prepare a case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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