Winner and loser.

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One for our colonial cousins:

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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 quote; a series of Small fires, quote; 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 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 quote; 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!
NO WONDER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES THINK most Americans Are NUTS.

Lawyers ultimate oxygen thieves.