Lawyer story
03-15-2005, 05:38 PM
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Lawyer story
If true this is a great story.
Subject: Lawyer story
THIS IS THE BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE
AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY.
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 these great cigars and without yet having made even
his first premium payment on the policy, the lawyer filed
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.) 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 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 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 was sentenced to 24 months in jail and
a $24,000 fine.
This is a true story and was the First Place winner
in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest.
ONLY IN AMERICA! NO WONDER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
THINK WE'RE NUTS
Subject: Lawyer story
THIS IS THE BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE
AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY.
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 these great cigars and without yet having made even
his first premium payment on the policy, the lawyer filed
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.) 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 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 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 was sentenced to 24 months in jail and
a $24,000 fine.
This is a true story and was the First Place winner
in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest.
ONLY IN AMERICA! NO WONDER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
THINK WE'RE NUTS
03-15-2005, 05:45 PM
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That's gotta be a record.
Less than 3 minutes to be Snope'd by Shovelhead.
(snoped? snopes'd? snopesed?)
Given another minute, he could have googled a picture of a box of cigars as well.
phox
Less than 3 minutes to be Snope'd by Shovelhead.
(snoped? snopes'd? snopesed?)
Given another minute, he could have googled a picture of a box of cigars as well.
phox
03-15-2005, 06:17 PM
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Originally posted by phox_mulder
That's gotta be a record.
Less than 3 minutes to be Snope'd by Shovelhead.
(snoped? snopes'd? snopesed?)
Given another minute, he could have googled a picture of a box of cigars as well.
phox
That's gotta be a record.
Less than 3 minutes to be Snope'd by Shovelhead.
(snoped? snopes'd? snopesed?)
Given another minute, he could have googled a picture of a box of cigars as well.
phox
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