An email-received Joke~
Another reason I am not a lawyer:
>>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 a 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
>>>Award Contest. ONLY IN AMERICA !!! NO WONDER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
>THINK
>>>WE'RE NUTS!
