The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth

HIS IS THE BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY...

A Charlotte, North Carolina 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!
(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.

ONLY IN AMERICA! NO WONDER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES THINK WE'RE NUT

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I hate to say, but this isn't true...
http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp

According to snopes.com:


And BRAD PAISLEY Wrote a song in 2003....
Also, BRAD PAISLEY grew up about 10 miles from me.. He was also beat several years ago in a local Karaoke contest by someone that worked at the radio station where my wife now works..
AND if HE ends up DEAD, don't blame me...I just wanted to get that out of the way, just in case...

BRAD PAISLEY LYRICS

"The Cigar Song"

Well I'm a sucker for fine Cuban cigars
The problem is I can't afford 'em
But last year I went and got myself a whole box
And just to be safe I insured 'em

[Chorus]
I took out a policy against fire and theft
And then I hurried home
With a thirty-cent lighter I sat on my back steps
And I smoked 'em one by one

Two weeks later I went to see that insurance man
And I handed in my claim
With a straight face I told him that through a series of small fires
They'd all gone up in flames

[2nd Chorus]
They reviewed my case and they had no choice
But to pay me for what I'd done
And I took that check and bought a whole new box
And I smoked 'em one by one

Two weeks later this detective shows up
Tells me that company's pressin' charges
One speedy trial later they locked me up
On twenty-four separate counts of arson

[3rd Chorus]
And now I sit and I stare at a blank brick wall
Lookin' back on what I've done
To pass the time I've got some ten-cent cigars
And I smoke 'em one by one
Yeah, I smoke 'em one by one