The rediculous

[P.J.]

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THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE 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, and 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.
>>
>>
>>
PJ