VR6gaz 0 Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 TRUE news story. NOT a joke. A lawyer in Charlotte, NC 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 a claim with 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."But... 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 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. Link to post Share on other sites
vr6madmike 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Oh god its getting beyond a joke now, what ever next?! Link to post Share on other sites
lee060 3 Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 LMAO!!! daft yanks , kinda justice really , deserved his fine!! . Link to post Share on other sites
VR6gaz 0 Posted March 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 /\/\/\/\/\ exactly what i thort /\/\/\/\/\/\ Link to post Share on other sites
Earwig 89 Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Those people always make my LOL !Mark. Link to post Share on other sites
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