This is allegedly a true story....

> > >> To the letter of the Law !!
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> > >> >Subject: A good lawyer story for all you cigar smokers
> > >> >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
> > >> >andwithout
> > >> >yet having made even 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 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 was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000.00
> > >> >fine.
> > >> >This is a true story and was the 1st place winner in the recent
> > >> >Criminal Lawyers Award Contest.
> > >> >
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