slarson
05-25-2002, 01:25 PM
Subject: True Story
A Charlotte, N.C. lawyer purchased a box of very rare and *expensive cigars,then insured them against fire (among other things). *Within a month, having smoked his entire stock-pile of these great cigars, and not 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: the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion.
The lawyer sued....and won!
In delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was frivolous, however, the judge stated that the lawyer held a policy from the company in which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable, and had guaranteed that it would indeed insure them against fire, without defining what is considered "unacceptable fire"-and was obligated
to *pay the claim. *Rather than endure a lengthy and costly appeal process, the *insurance company accepted the ruling and paid $15,000.00 to the lawyer for his incendiary bamboozle.
NOW FOR THE GOOD 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 SENTENCED HIM TO 24 MONTHS IN JAIL AND A $24,000.00 FINE.
This is a *true story and was the 1st place winner! in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award *Contest
A Charlotte, N.C. lawyer purchased a box of very rare and *expensive cigars,then insured them against fire (among other things). *Within a month, having smoked his entire stock-pile of these great cigars, and not 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: the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion.
The lawyer sued....and won!
In delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was frivolous, however, the judge stated that the lawyer held a policy from the company in which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable, and had guaranteed that it would indeed insure them against fire, without defining what is considered "unacceptable fire"-and was obligated
to *pay the claim. *Rather than endure a lengthy and costly appeal process, the *insurance company accepted the ruling and paid $15,000.00 to the lawyer for his incendiary bamboozle.
NOW FOR THE GOOD 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 SENTENCED HIM TO 24 MONTHS IN JAIL AND A $24,000.00 FINE.
This is a *true story and was the 1st place winner! in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award *Contest