Fw: FW: too smart

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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.aspx