Guest guest Posted October 11, 2002 Report Share Posted October 11, 2002 I just had to share this. It is SO funny. Hope you enjoy it and get a good laugh over it. This is the best lawyer story of the year, decade and probably the century. 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! 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 $15,000.00 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 $24,000.00 fine. This is a true story and was the 1st place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest. ONLY IN AMERICA ____________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals..ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2002 Report Share Posted October 11, 2002 ROFLMAO!!!! LOLOL Thank you for a great laugh. I needed that! I enjoyed your other post also. Do you know where your nuts are? hahahaha! We all have some of those embarrassing stories. I'm so old though I can't remember any, not a one, and that is my story and I'm sticking to it :0) Kris --- Jeanne Reiswig <r5c2j wrote: > This is the best lawyer story of the year, decade and > probably the century. <snip> Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2002 Report Share Posted October 12, 2002 - Jeanne Reiswig > I just had to share this. It is SO funny. Hope you > enjoy it and get a good laugh over it. <snip> > This is a true story and > was the 1st place winner in the recent Criminal > Lawyers Award Contest. It _is_ funny and, darn it (*laugh*), it ought to be true ... but it isn't. 'This legend began its Internet life after it was posted to the newsgroup alt.smokers.cigars in early 1996, and it has continued to circulate as a " true story " in newsgroups and e-mail ever since, despite its having been identified as an " urban legend " when it was first posted. The version posted was, in fact, nearly identical to one that has been circulating since at least the mid-1960s ...' 'Another anecdote from the same 1965 volume suggests this legend stems from a joke whose basic premise has been used in a few different ways: ' " He's the kind of accountant you've got to admire. Last year he deducted eighty cartons of cigarettes from my income tax. Called it loss by fire! " ' http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/cigarson.htm Regretfully yours, (*laugh*) Lee-Gwen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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