Charles Sdunek wrote:
>
> Hey, its ok, I was just kidding. But seriously, how can you guys take
> us seriously when we have people sueing mcdonalds because they spilt
> thier coffee in their laps and it happened to be hot? heheh Not to
> mention the burgler who fell through the skylight window of the house he
> was robbing and won a lawsuit against the homeowners.... Lot's of
> rediculous people and things here.
Here's one was sent to me, can this really be true??? I can almost believe
the above could happen over here in the UK now, but read on.............
Subject: Fw: There is Justice in the World
Here's a heartwarming lawyer story:
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 not
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:
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, however, the
judge stated that the
lawyer held a policy from the company in which ithad warranted that the
cigars were insurable, and had guaranteed that it
would indeed insure
them against fire, without defining what is
considered "unacceptable
fire"- and was obligated to pay the claim.
Rather than endure a lengthy and costly appeal
process, the
insurance company accepted the ruling and paid
$15,000.00 to the lawyer
for his incendiary bamboozle.
NOW FOR THE GOOD 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 SENTENCED
HIM 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
Perhaps I could sue you guys in the USA for passing on this dreadful disease
(Zuikoholism) I was a simple 1 body & 3 primes sort of chap before I came
across you people :)
Andy Gilbert
Exeter
Devon
England
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