Gordo Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 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! (Stay with me.) 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 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 fine. This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomk Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 got a link ? i really cant belive that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activa Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 24 months in jail sounds very dodgy indeed. If it is true,it's incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 No of course it's not! See here Cracks me up all these Urban Myths that everyone believes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordo Posted September 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 A quick google tells me... The events related above did not occur in Charlotte, N.C., or anywhere else. This is the latest (and most verbose) retelling of an old urban legend that has roots in humor. In some variations, the cigar-buyer is just an average scammer, in others, he's an accountant. In every version, however, his clever scheme always backfires and he ends up losing more than he won. Having said that never let the truth get in the way of a good story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activa Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 [ QUOTE ] No of course it's not! [/ QUOTE ] Well found Ari! I know the world's crazy,but not that crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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