Good Lawyer Story

This took place in Charlotte, North Carolina - USA


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.

Every once in a while sanity prevails!