Is This Story for REAL?

MikeFold · 04-12-2005

I saw this on a "financial" chatboard.....

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 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. 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".

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.

Winetalk.com · 04-12-2005

MikeFold,
as they say,
"Memory goes down first"

we are like good wine - AGED.

This story is only 7 years old and been making circles on the net since 1998...

MikeFold · 04-12-2005

dang...
All these years and I never saw it.....

Its still bizarre though

Peaches · 04-12-2005

Silly boys

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

dokk · 04-12-2005

Phew!!!!
Just to think Monica and Bill coulda been charged with cooter arson!!!!

Glad I don't smoke.. lollll ;-))))))))))))

slavdogg · 04-12-2005

i insured my toiler paper against water damage
its vintage toiler paper, made in Zamunda

MikeFold · 04-12-2005

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Originally posted by slavdogg@Apr 12 2005, 08:18 PM
i insured my toiler paper against water damage
its vintage toiler paper, made in Zamunda

Slav....
Got any of the currency with the pics of the prince on it

Peaches....good to see you doing research

Peaches · 04-12-2005

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Originally posted by dokk@Apr 12 2005, 06:45 PM
Phew!!!!
Just to think Monica and Bill coulda been charged with cooter arson!!!!

Glad I don't smoke.. lollll ;-))))))))))))

Imagine, what if Bill had had Monica's skirt insured against impeachment proceedings. Hmmmm.

Nice digging, Peaches!

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Winetalk.com Prostate Examiner I quoff fine wine at corkd.com Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: good 'ole USA Posts: 21,018	MikeFold, as they say, "Memory goes down first" we are like good wine - AGED. This story is only 7 years old and been making circles on the net since 1998... __________________ why dogs sniff each other butts?

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Peaches Members Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hills of N. GA Posts: 10,823	Silly boys http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp __________________ Peaches@onlinebeach.com ICQ# 36734533

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MikeFold Members Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 325	I saw this on a "financial" chatboard..... 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 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. 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". 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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dokk Members Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 145	Phew!!!! Just to think Monica and Bill coulda been charged with cooter arson!!!! Glad I don't smoke.. lollll ;-))))))))))))