Lawyer & Insurance Company

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  1. Islandlife

    Islandlife Young Pine

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    BEST LAWYER/INSURANCE STORY OF THE YEAR:


    This actually 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!(now 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 Awards.
     
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  3. eileen

    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    That'll teach him!! :smt023
     
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  4. marlingardener

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    And the moral of this story is that lawyers frequently win, but insurance companies always do.
     
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