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Post by Dark Phoenix Rising on May 13, 2005 13:27:10 GMT
A Charlotte, NC man having purchased a box of very rare, very expensive cigars, insured them against fire among other things. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of cigars and without having made even his first premium payment on the policy, the man filed a claim against the insurance company. In his claim, the man 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 man sued......and won! In delivering the ruling, the judge agreed that the claim was frivolous. He stated nevertheless that the man held a policy from the company in which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure against fire, without defining what is considered to be, "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 the man $15,000.00 for the rare cigars he had lost in the "fires". Now for the best part: Payback time! After the man 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 man was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000.00 fine.
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Post by Elliot Kane on May 13, 2005 13:52:23 GMT
Now THAT is funny! ;D Thanks, DL
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Post by Tsel on May 13, 2005 13:57:36 GMT
Oh, that is way to funny! Tsel
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Post by peterh on May 13, 2005 14:21:49 GMT
He deserved it...great story ;D
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BJC
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Post by BJC on May 13, 2005 14:39:20 GMT
what do they call it? karma.....what goes around.....kicks you flat in the butt and puts you in the big house ;D
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Max
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Post by Max on May 13, 2005 14:41:30 GMT
I read that in the paper, it was very funny! ;D
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Dr. Doom
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Post by Dr. Doom on May 13, 2005 17:10:09 GMT
That's a classic. ;D What a fool. ;D
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Post by Shan on May 13, 2005 21:40:17 GMT
I love it DragonLord. That is a great one. Serves him right for trying to pull one over on the insurance company. ;D Shan
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