I came across this in another forum. . .
BEST LAWYER/INSURANCE STORY OF THE YEAR,
> DECADE, AND POSSIBLY THE CENTURY.
>
> This took place in Charlotte , North Carolina .
> A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then
> insured them against, among other things, fire.
>
> Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great
> cigars, 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!
>
> (Stay with me.)
>
> 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 cigars that perished 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 true story won First Place in last year's Criminal Lawyers Award
> contest.
>
> ONLY IN AMERICA ....
>
> NO WONDER THE REST OF THE WORLD THINKS WE'RE NUTS
BEST LAWYER/INSURANCE STORY OF THE YEAR,
> DECADE, AND POSSIBLY THE CENTURY.
>
> This took place in Charlotte , North Carolina .
> A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then
> insured them against, among other things, fire.
>
> Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great
> cigars, 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!
>
> (Stay with me.)
>
> 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 cigars that perished 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 true story won First Place in last year's Criminal Lawyers Award
> contest.
>
> ONLY IN AMERICA ....
>
> NO WONDER THE REST OF THE WORLD THINKS WE'RE NUTS
