Lawyer!
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 Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:32 pm |
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| LENA |
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Only in America
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> Charlotte , North Carolina. A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and
> Expensive cigars, then insured them against, among other things, fire.
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> 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.
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> In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of
> small Fires."
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> The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason, that
> the Man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion.
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> The lawyer sued.. And WON!
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> (Stay with me.)
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> 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.
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> 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".
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> NOW FOR THE BEST PART..
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> After the lawyer cashed the cheque, the insurance company had him
> arrested On 24 counts of ARSON!!!
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> 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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> This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent
> Criminal Lawyers Award Contest. |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:57 pm |
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| webbo |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:48 am |
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| Shipwreck |
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What do you call 250 dead lawyers at the bottom of the sea??
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A good start! |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:30 pm |
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| nasos007 |
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What do you call 122250 dead lawyers at the bottom of the sea??
Pollution
What do you call all the lawyers at the bottom of the sea??
Solution |
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