Best lawyer / insurance story of the year, decade, and possibly the century

[Trader]

This supposedly took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. But even if it's not true, it's a great story!

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, 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 cheque, 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 THEY'RE NUTS!

[Dave77459]

It's not true, but it is still fun!

[Yammer Dan]

I Believe It!! Those suckers will stop at nothing to keep OUR money!!