Guest guest Posted April 10, 2002 Report Share Posted April 10, 2002 Judy, I guess "crime doesn't pay". LOLOL His little scheme really went up in smoke... Sandy Hmmm - cough, cough! Love,Judy Too smart for one's good......>> >>> > Can you say "too smart for one's own good"? A Charlotte, NC lawyer>> > purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars then insured them>> > against fire, among>> > other things. Within a month of having smoked his entire stockpileof>> > these great cigars and without yet having made even his firstpreminium>> > payment on the policy, the lawyer filed a claim against theinsurance>> > company. In his claim 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 intended fashion. The lawyer>>sued...>> > and won!>> >>> > In delivering the ruling the judge agreed with the insurancecompany>>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 themagainst>>fire,>> > without defining what is considered to be "unacceptable fire", andwas>> > obligated to pay the claim.>> >>> > Rather than endure a lengthy and costly appeal, the insurancecompany>> > accepted the ruling and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his loss ofrare>> > 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 testimonyfrom>> > the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was convictedof>> > 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 1st place winner in the recent>>Criminal>> > Lawyers Award Contest)>> >>>>>>_________________________________________________________________MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos:http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspxDISCLAIMER!!WE ARE NOT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, THEREFORE ANY INFORMATION THAT IS RECEIVED HERE IS FROM EXPERIENCE ONLY. PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE TRYING ANYTHING THAT IS SUGGESTED. WE ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUR PHYSICIAN AND ARE NOT TRYING TO BE. REMEMBER EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT AND TREATMENT MAYBE DIFFERENT FOR MANY OF US. THANK YOU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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