Busybird Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Thought I would share this little tale 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...
Janty Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Revenge is sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Hah . Served him right . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Excellent! Sounds like the lawyer tried to be too clever for his own good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy chickens! Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Like funny stories like this - but it is only a story http://www.hoax-slayer.com/lawyer-cigar-arson.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busybird Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 I must be too gullible - I believed it and enjoyed the laugh it gave me and my children yesterday. I will have to go and let them know it is not true now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
