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Best Cigar Lawsuit Ever!

This took place in Charlotte , North Carolina .

            A 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, 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 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, 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 cigars that perished 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 true story won First Place in last year's Criminal Lawyers Award
            contest.

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Permalink Reply by anthony palomino on February 18, 2010 at 4:00pm

thats freakin amazing!! shows that lawyer!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Wedgekev1 on February 18, 2010 at 4:54pm

What an ass !! He deserved everything he got !

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Permalink Reply by Mr. Erskine on February 18, 2010 at 5:45pm

Oh wow... That is awesome!

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Permalink Reply by Brian D. on February 18, 2010 at 5:53pm

That's been around awhile--can't recall if Snopes.com debunked it or not.

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Permalink Reply by Seth Thomas Noel aka undertaker on February 18, 2010 at 7:44pm

No friggin way! Now that is SWEET Justice!

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Permalink Reply by Kaz on February 18, 2010 at 7:50pm

LMAO. That is on of the best stories I have ever heard. Thanks for sharing.

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Permalink Reply by Wayne on February 18, 2010 at 10:26pm

Don't know if it's true or not, but I've enjoyed that story from the time I first heard it many years ago.

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Permalink Reply by BobbyDavid on February 19, 2010 at 10:22am

That one has been around for a bit. Not sure if its true or not. If it is, that guy thought he was a lot smarter than he actually was. Thats why insurance companies make the big bucks. Your bucks...