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    ScottGem Posts: 64,966, Reputation: 6056
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    Jan 18, 2007, 07:23 AM
    Turnabout is fair play
    BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY!
    Charlotte , North Carolina . USA .
    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.
    This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent
    Criminal Lawyers Award Contest!
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    Jan 18, 2007, 07:27 AM
    False.

    Urban Legends Reference Pages: Cigar Arson
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    Jan 18, 2007, 07:31 AM
    Hehe I heard this story years ago, sadly, snopes disagrees with it's authenticity:

    Urban Legends Reference Pages: Cigar Arson

    Just another case of the chain e-mail :) - In fact it has been circulating since the 1960s!

    Edit: Damn Lisa! You win due to my unavoidable flair for elaboration!
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    Jan 18, 2007, 07:32 AM
    Awww shucks. But its such a great story! Worth retelling anyway.

    Mea Culpa, I should have checked Snopes.
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    Jan 18, 2007, 07:39 AM
    It is still great for a chuckle
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