mullumby Loc: Australia

I AM SURE SOME ONE WHO WAS IN LAW WILL APPRECIATE THIS, not that others will not smile !

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> >
> > BEST LAWYER/INSURANCE STORY OF THE YEAR,
> > DECADE, AND POSSIBLY THE CENTURY.
> >
> > This took place in 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, 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 THEY'RE NUTS

Wahawk Loc: NE IA

This was posted in the Photo Gallery section. Where is the photo??

Should have been posted in Chit-Chat!!

mullumby Loc: Australia

Good question, and yes agreed.

tlbuljac Loc: Oklahoma

hilarious

brimor Loc: leeds yorkshire uk

where is the photo

ftpecktim Loc: MONTANA

rofl

John Stanier Loc: Driffield UK

A clear case of being so taken up one own opinions, that he couldn't see the consequences of his thoughts and actions.

I wouldn't want to be his client! Actually, I couldn't be for some time yet!!

tschmath Loc: Los Angeles

Just more Internet bullshit. I wish people would take a minute or two when they see this kind of nonsense in a forwarded email and check it out online first.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp

John Stanier Loc: Driffield UK

Fair comment, but we can still imagine and smile!

tschmath Loc: Los Angeles

I agree. I just wish people would acknowledge the source of these stories so that those of us with any sense at all can realize the poster is an idiot who believes everything he or she reads on the Internet machine and tries to pass off a stupid story as something they actually read first hand.

When posting something like this story, start off by including the link to the story. Or simply state "I got this in an email from a friend," or something to that effect. Simple, and it lets the rest of us know that whatever follows shouldn't be believed as fact, that it's just an entertaining story.

ftpecktim Loc: MONTANA

Good thing he didn't tell a blonde joke."the poster is an idiot"...pretty harsh!!!!!

SteveR Loc: Michigan

One smart aleck lawyer who got out lawyered.

Danilo Loc: Las Vegas

THANK YOU tschmath!! To you, and your ever-ready bucket of ice-water...geeeez!

tschmath Loc: Los Angeles

Your implied tone is that I'm wrong to blindly accept internet bullshit as fact. I prefer to live in a fact-based reality, not some conspiracy-laden, they're-out-to-get-us fantasy world.

sinatraman Loc: Vero Beach Florida, Earth,alpha quaudrant

no need to use profanity to get your point across tschmath.