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["Geoff Nilson" <geoff.nilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> > 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 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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