Health And General Life Care: [ACWDYG ] real humor

Tuesday, 22 January 2008

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THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND
> PROBABLY THE CENTURY.
>
> 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 c igars 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.
>
> ONLY IN AMERICA!
> NO WONDER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
> THINK WE'RE NUTS.
>

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