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BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR..... - 9/15/2005 6:07:36 PM

Dracironsgirl

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BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR.....

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 com pany 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 a 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.

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RE: BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR..... - 9/19/2005 1:55:11 PM

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PRICELESS...THANK YOU!!!

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RE: BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR..... - 9/19/2005 2:03:32 PM

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It's a really nice story :) ...

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RE: BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR..... - 9/19/2005 3:35:00 PM

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Wonderful story.
Not funny in that it's so sleazy, but it's good when a sleazbag is beaten at his game. M

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RE: BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR..... - 9/20/2005 7:01:54 PM

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The truth hurts doesn't it!!!
It doesn't pay to tell a lie!!!

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RE: BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR..... - 9/22/2005 8:19:29 AM

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If you check undeer "urban legends" on the web, or one of the several books by the same or similar names, you will find that this story has been around for awhile and is not true. One investigator checked all of the relevant court dockets, and found nothing. Further, as a lawyer, I can tell you that there are parts of the story which do not make sense. For example, an insurance policy protects against a category called "hostile fire." It does not protect you from loss if you smoke your own cigars.

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RE: BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR..... - 9/22/2005 9:15:42 AM

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Smoking them in anger qualify?

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RE: BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR..... - 9/22/2005 10:04:00 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: CapeSailor

If you check undeer "urban legends" on the web, or one of the several books by the same or similar names, you will find that this story has been around for awhile and is not true. One investigator checked all of the relevant court dockets, and found nothing. Further, as a lawyer, I can tell you that there are parts of the story which do not make sense. For example, an insurance policy protects against a category called "hostile fire." It does not protect you from loss if you smoke your own cigars.

I don't think anyone took this story seriously.

I even gave a link to the snopes.com page concerning this story (message #3).
Ya know, one makes fun of lawyers and even hates them, until one needs them...
Btw... welcome aboard !

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