MULDOON
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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!
I don't know if it's true or not , but it's kind of funny
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!
I don't know if it's true or not , but it's kind of funny
