Justice for All

[douglasj]

The Lawyer and His Cigars
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> 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.
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> 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.)
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> 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.
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> 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."
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> NOW FOR THE BEST PART.
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> 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.
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> This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent
Criminal Lawyers Award Contest.
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> ONLY IN AMERICA! NO WONDER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES THINK WE'RE NUTS!

[Bullet12]

This also a song called "The Cigar Song" by Brad Paisley on his MUD ON THE TIRES album released 7/22/03. I wonder which came first...

Brad Paisley
The Cigar Song
Written by - Brad Paisley
From - Mud On the Tires
Well, I'm a sucker for fine Cuban cigars
The problem is I can't afford 'em
But last year I went and got myself a whole box
And just to be safe I insured 'em

I took out a policy against fire and theft
And then I hurried home
With a thirty cent lighter I sat on my back steps
And I smoked 'em one by one

Two weeks later I went to see that insurance man
And I handed in my claim
With a straight face I told him that through a series of small fires
They'd all gone up in flames

They reviewed my case and they had no choice
But to pay me for what I'd done
And I took that check and bought a whole new box
And I smoked 'em one by one

Two weeks later this detective shows up
Tells me that company's pressin' charges
One speedy trial later they locked me up
On twenty four separate counts of arson

And now I sit and I stare at a blank brick wall
Lookin' back on what I've done
To pass the time I've got some ten cent cigars
And I smoke 'em one by one
Yeah, I smoke 'em one by one

[Zotter]

Great story! Fun read. Very telling of....well - something or other. We do like pick'n on the bar members. But, never really happened.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp

[andy]

Great story! Fun read. Very telling of....well - something or other. We do like pick'n on the bar members. But, never really happened.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp

Oh, 'cmon Tate. You're spoiling the fun. ;)

[meese]

Yeah, this is Humor. We don't need no truth in here. ;)

[Zotter]

Ooops - sorry, my day job is creeping in. <g>