texastrophies Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Got this in an email. Funny 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 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clay008 Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Re: Lawyers and Insurance Companies haha! that is pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Re: Lawyers and Insurance Companies Love it, that's hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007hunter Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Re: Lawyers and Insurance Companies LOL!!! You know what they say about payback... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Re: Lawyers and Insurance Companies [ QUOTE ] Love it, that's hilarious. [/ QUOTE ] I agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUGARKAHNE Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Re: Lawyers and Insurance Companies I've heard that before-it's unbelievable!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kooter Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Re: Lawyers and Insurance Companies it is a country song too. i think brad paisley sings it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechTurkeyHunter Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: Lawyers and Insurance Companies LOL what goes arounbd comes around thats for sure lol ... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: Lawyers and Insurance Companies i love it, and truely hope that it is real... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: Lawyers and Insurance Companies That is funny. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: Lawyers and Insurance Companies LMBO. That is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QDMAworks4me Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: Lawyers and Insurance Companies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bucknutt Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: Lawyers and Insurance Companies [ QUOTE ] This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest! [/ QUOTE ] snopes says differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doughboy1956 Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: Lawyers and Insurance Companies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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