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Funny but true! - Posted on 2007-02-04 01:06:30

flyin2wheeler
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Charlotte , North Carolina . USA . 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 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! KARMA !

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	Funny but true! - Posted on 2007-02-04 11:37:36
ohsomadeddie 1300cc Superstar Joined: Monday, June 27, 2005 Posts: 705 Location: bottom of a newki broon bottle United Kingdom	bloody yanks wil sue anybody

	Funny but true! - Posted on 2007-02-04 11:45:30
bear 1300cc Superstar Joined: Friday, October 29, 2004 Posts: 5790 Location: cumbria United Kingdom	one less lawyer....... pity the insurance company made a profit though....

	Funny but true! - Posted on 2007-02-05 09:17:01
Roeby 1300cc Superstar Joined: Posts: 8884 Location: Derbyshire United Kingdom	i tell ya what u could make that up could ya lol

	Funny but true! - Posted on 2007-02-05 14:40:25
daisyduke 1300cc Superstar Joined: Saturday, February 04, 2006 Posts: 4574 Location: Bolton United Kingdom	thats hilarious, even if true lol

	Funny but true! - Posted on 2007-02-05 20:58:11
fredcbr6uk 1300cc Superstar Joined: Saturday, July 08, 2006 Posts: 513 Location: beccles United Kingdom	only in america!

	Funny but true! - Posted on 2007-02-06 10:33:14
Brother_Of_Sab 1000cc Pro Racer Joined: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 Posts: 201 Location: Newcastle United Kingdom	That is possibley the best thing ive heard all day

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