> > > Sometimes you
can be too slick:
> > >
> > > A Charlotte, NC 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 stockpile of th
ese 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!
> > >
> > > In 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 ob
ligated 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
> > > loss of the rare 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 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.
> > >
> > >
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