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Hey Folks............we've talked about this before....and first must qualify it....there ARE good, honest, lawyers.......but these jokes are just too much fun........

IN ALASKA.......how do you know the difference between a lawyer and a skunk when they are laying by the side of the road? The skunk has skid marks leading up to him!!

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Subject: Fw: BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY.To: "Jim Bullock" , "Wallman Bob" , "Goodale Greg" Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 3:07 PM

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Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:53:56 -0400To: bill cain; calvin marcotte; cathy hoffer; david kirkland; frank madge byington; tom cathcartSubject: FW: BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY.

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Subject: Fw: BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY.

This maybe true but, even if it isn't it is a good story.

Bill

BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY. Charlotte, North Carolina. A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive

cigars, then insured them against, among other things, fire. Within a mo nth, 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 th e 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 $15,0 0 0 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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[Guest guest]

Hello ,

Well, I had to check on snopes cuz your story sounded

unbelievable....and it was.....here's the link to snopes:

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

Sorry. But I have to check out stories like that. Snopes is a great

site to check out all those myths....

Leanne

[Guest guest]

Oh my, don't be sorry.....it was just a lawyer joke. Now that you mention it I do remember that it said that it was a true story..........I just assumed that it was not....

Subject: Re: Fw: BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY.To: Breathe-Support Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 12:31 PM

Hello ,Well, I had to check on snopes cuz your story sounded unbelievable. ...and it was.....here' s the link to snopes: http://www.snopes. com/crime/ clever/cigarson. aspSorry. But I have to check out stories like that. Snopes is a great site to check out all those myths....Leanne

[Guest guest]

And........the thing about the Alaskan road kill is only..............partially true

Subject: Re: Fw: BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY.To: Breathe-Support Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 12:31 PM

Hello ,Well, I had to check on snopes cuz your story sounded unbelievable. ...and it was.....here' s the link to snopes: http://www.snopes. com/crime/ clever/cigarson. aspSorry. But I have to check out stories like that. Snopes is a great site to check out all those myths....Leanne