only in america...

BEAT

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! 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 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 $15,000.00 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 $24,000.00 fine.
This is a true story and was the 1st place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest.
ONLY IN AMERICA !

Meh

http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/cigarson.htm

Claim: A cigar aficionado insures his stogies against fire, then tries to collect from his insurance company after he smokes them.
Status: False.

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thanks for that meh, rcvd it in an email and that it would make for a good laugh
there is always one :rolleyes: