A forward from my new cubemate
Something that literally made me LOL at work:
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; 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 insurance claim and
testimony from the previous case being used as evidence 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.
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; 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 insurance claim and
testimony from the previous case being used as evidence 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.