[SOC] Lawyer

[Kevin Rock]

 BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY.
 
 
 Charlotte, North Carolina. 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 now.)
 
 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.
 
 This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the Criminal
 Lawyers Award Contest.
 
 ONLY IN AMERICA !!!! NO WONDER THE REST OF THE WORLD
 THINKS WE'RE NUTS!