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For Bloggers With A Sense Of HumorA lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against among other things, fire. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet having made his first premium payment on the policy the lawyer filed a 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 obivious reason, that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion. The lawyer sued..and WON! Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance co. that the claim was frivolous. The judge stated nevertheless, that the lawyer held a policy from the company, which it warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against fire, without defining what is considered to be an "unacceptable fire" and was obligated to pay the claim. Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance co. accepted the ruling and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for the loss of his cigars. This is the best part.. After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance co. 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! Tug13's blog | login to post comments |