BlackSS04 Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 (edited) > > > >BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY > > > > > > > >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 > > > >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! > > > > > > > >(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, 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 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 Edited January 3, 2007 by BlackSS04 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT13 Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 that's an old one but still a good one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTMID8R SS Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 (edited) that's an old one but still a good one <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah I heard that one about 3 or 4 years ago. If it's true, that ball bustin bastard got was was deserved of him! Edited January 3, 2007 by NTMID8R SS (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobradh77 Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 I love Karma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
air force vm Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 That is just one more reason that the judical system is all strewed up in this country. Hell you can be sued today if you look at someone wrong. Glad to see that he got what was coming to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBlueSS Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 That is just one more reason that the judical system is all strewed up in this country. Hell you can be sued today if you look at someone wrong. Glad to see that he got what was coming to him. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No s***. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eamonnschevy Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 thought i'd heard this somewhere before. Brad Paisley Cigar song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06redSSrwd Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 wow... ES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PladdPezzPunk Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 that is great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixsupersport Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 what a dink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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