Best Lawyer Story

> THIS IS THE BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE
> CENTURY.
> >
> > 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 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.
> >
> > ONLY IN AMERICA! NO WONDER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES THINK WE'RE NUTS.
> >