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DHawkDHawk Posts: 45
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I got this in an e-mail forward and thought you all might like it. BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY. > 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.

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  • phobicsquirrelphobicsquirrel Posts: 7,347 ✭✭✭
    Poor guy, just when you think you get one over on the insurance companies.
  • Dark_RoastDark_Roast Posts: 1,070 ✭✭✭
    Great story.
  • cholmes8310cholmes8310 Posts: 1,585
    DHawk:
    I got this in an e-mail forward and thought you all might like it. BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY. > 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.
    That is most definitely not real. Snopes says so

    However, it is a Brad Paisely song called "The cigar Song"
  • phobicsquirrelphobicsquirrel Posts: 7,347 ✭✭✭
    Hmmm, either way it's a sad story.
  • HaysHays Posts: 2,337 ✭✭✭
    LOL....it IS a funny song/story, but c'mon..."Criminal Lawyers Award Contest"? Really?
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  • cabinetmakercabinetmaker Posts: 2,560 ✭✭
    I've heard that before so may times, so many different ways. I know lots of lawers and just love telling them that story. I can see thier legal wheel turning as they try to think of a legal loophole, hehe.
  • DHawkDHawk Posts: 45
    Like I said, I got it in an e-mail forward. I thought it was a good story, true or not. I wouldn't put it past someone to actually try it, although would be more like a "Dumb Crook" story. Still pretty good for a laugh.
  • KriegKrieg Posts: 5,188 ✭✭✭
    I have read that story so many times, but it always makes me laugh no matter what version I read. lol

    "Long ashes my friends."

  • KCWKCW Posts: 1,334 ✭✭✭
    Krieg:
    I have read that story so many times, but it always makes me laugh no matter what version I read. lol
    Ditto
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