This is an
urban legend, simply tells us---DO Not Lie
A Charlotte,
NC lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars then insured them
against fire among other things. Within a month, having smoked his entire
stockpile of these great cigars, the lawyer filed a lawsuit 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!
In
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 a lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the
ruling and paid $15,000.00 to the lawyer for his loss of the rare 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 he was sentenced to 24 months in jail and ordered to pay a
$24,000 fine.
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