--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fiction: http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp
Nitpicker! > > > on 9/17/05 2:47 PM, TurquoiseB at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Reposted as I found it, with no intervening trip to > > snopes.com to find out if it's true or not. Seems > > to me it's a pretty cool story whether it's fact > > or fiction... > > > > > > 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 and without yet having > > made even his first premium payment on the policy, the > > lawyer filed 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.) 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 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 was sentenced to 24 months in jail > > and a $24,000 fine. This is a true story and was the First > > Place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Rick Archer > SearchSummit > 1108 South B Street > Fairfield, IA 52556 > Phone: 641-472-9336 > Fax: 815-572-5842 > > http://searchsummit.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
