carey
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Just read this it made me chuckle. (being a law geek  )
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 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! (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, 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 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.
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BluKoo
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I heard this a while ago and thought it was puir genius... until the twist at the end.
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Matt L
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flol reminds me of a joke tbf
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carey
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What's the joke?? This is REAL LIFE
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ed
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That's amazing!
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Robbo
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True?
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N3CRO
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Bet that happened in America, only there would that sorta thing happen.
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MarkM
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Only in America...
Although I dont think the lawyer was too bright...its plain to see the Arson card could be thrown at him...
Fake IMHO
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Russ
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faker than phi. tbh.
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carey
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it said at the bottom it won some kind of criminal award. it probs is true cos they're all crazy in america! but funny even if it isnt!
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