HarryO Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY!!! Charlotte, North Carolina A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars. He then insured them against, among other things, Fire. Within a month, having smoked the entire box of these great cigars and without yet having made even his first premium payment on the policy, the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company. In his claim, he 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!! Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was frivolous, but nevertheless, the lawyer held a policy from the company, which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable. Even against fire without defining what is considered unacceptable "fire" and was obligated to pay the claim. Upset, the insurance company paid the lawyer his winnings of $15,000!! NOW FOR THE BEST PART!! After the lawyer cashed his 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 You gotta love it. Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Stupid Lawyer: FALSE http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Yeh, but it is a really good story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmboydoug Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 This one is true. A friend got divorced a few years ago. It was kind of an ugly affair. When it was finalized, my friend sent her attorney an email to the effect of "Thanks for helping me throught this difficult time in my life." Guess what? Her lawyer billed her for reading that email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HarryO Posted June 9, 2007 Author Share Posted June 9, 2007 My daughter just got a new "Barbie" doll. The "Divorced Barbie". She comes with everything of Ken's. Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerolW Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 What do you call skydiving lawyers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerolW Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 *****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 I work for a few thousand lawyers and if I were allowed to I could tell you guys some stories....[:#] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel's wife Posted June 11, 2007 Moderators Share Posted June 11, 2007 I work for a few thousand lawyers and if I were allowed to I could tell you guys some stories....[:#] Don't scare us like that![:S] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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