BEST LAWYER/INSURANCE STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE, AND
POSSIBLY THE CENTURY.
This took place in 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, 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 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 true story won First Place in last year's Criminal
Lawyers Award contest.
ONLY IN AMERICA .... ;
NO WONDER THE REST OF THE WORLD THINKS WE'RE NUTS
Every once in a while sanity prevails!
Do we live in a great country or what? And remember how many lawyers walk the halls of congress.
.................AND What do you call 10,000 Lawyers at the bottom of the ocean.......................
...............A good start!!!
