Lawyer story

[lawdog]

This isn't exactly as I received it but I thought I'd pass it on. I don't know if it is true but it is funny. Justice served.

A lawyer story.

A very well-to-do lawyer purchased a quantity of very rare, expensive cigars and insured them against of all things fire. After a month of smoking his entire stockpile, and without even paying one month's premium, turned in a claim against the insurance company stating that the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires".

The insurance company denied his claim, stating the obvious, that the cigars were consumed in a normal fashion. The lawyer sued the insurance company and won!

The judge, agreeing that the claim was frivilous, sided with the lawyer claiming that he did hold a policy in effect in which the cigars were insured against fires. He cited that the insurance company did insure the cigars against fire and did not differentiate what kind of fires were not covered. The judge ordered the insurance company to pay the $15,000 to the lawyer for the claim. The company did no fight the ruling and paid the lawyer the money.

Now for the best part.

After the lawyer cashed his check, the insurance company had him arrested on 24 counts of arson. He was arrested for intentionally burning his insured property and his statements and the court order from his lawsuit was used against him. The lawyer was ordered to serve 2 years in jail and pay a $24,000 fine.

Justice served!

[Creeping Death]

Too funny. I'm not sure if it passes the smell test, though. If he never paid any premium, then there was no "consideration". Without consideration, there is no legal contract, i.e. no insurance policy.

The moral, however, could not be more true. Don't fuck with an insurance company's money. If you do, they will hunt you to the end of the earth to collect what is theirs.

[Parabellum]

That is awesome.

[RGR_Dan]

That rocks!