christi20 0 Posted November 17, 2008 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yeti 0 Posted November 17, 2008 As a lawyer myself, I loved hearing this story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erick 0 Posted November 17, 2008 Here's the origin of the story: CIGARSON Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DigDug 0 Posted November 17, 2008 Here's the origin of the story: CIGARSON Why you gotta rain on her parade by pulling out SNOPES???? It is a good story!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bbg.will 0 Posted November 17, 2008 Brad Paisely did a song about this, called ironically, The Cigar Song. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erick 0 Posted November 17, 2008 Why you gotta rain on her parade by pulling out SNOPES???? It is a good story!!!! I know, I know. It's compulsive. I'm a friggin IT guy. Can't help myself. Although, I know at least one of you out there had a call in to their insurance agent while browsing the web for some rare cubans. just trying to help out... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
