Best Lawyer Story Of The Year.(2006) ( Archived) (2)

The following was written Sept. 2006:

Charlotte, North Carolina.
A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against, amonst other things, fire.

Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet having made even his 1st 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!!!

(NOW STAY WITH ME)

Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was frivolous.
The judge stated nevertheless, the lawyer held a policy from the company, which had warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them aganst fire, without defining what is considered to be "Unacceptible Fire" and was obligated to pay the claim.

Rather than endure the lengthy and costly appeal process, the insuance company accepted the ruling and paid $15.000 to the lawyer for his loss of his cigars in the "fires".

NOW FOR THE BEST PART...

On the day the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested on 24 counts of ARSON!!!

With his own insurance claim & testimony in the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was convicted of intentionally of burning his insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and $24.000 fine.

This is a true story and was 1st place in a recent Criminal Lawyers Award event. ONLY IN AMERICA!!!