Best Lawyer Story of The Year

[cheeky^Wolf 0]

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.

[Fandango 1,439]

HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA BRILLIANT!

[Veiled Princess 1]

That's great!!!!!

[samir_shannon 0]

HAHAHAHAHA only in america!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Peter Miami 0]

Peter Miami