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by **dawson99** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 12:27 pm

Cigars and Insurance. A Charlotte, NC, man having purchased a case 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 agreeing that the claim was frivolous, 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 it 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 for the rare cigars he lost in "the fires." After the man cashed the check, however, the 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 fine.

by **Pablo_Escobar** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 12:34 pm

Man, You gotta be sh.tting me, If it's true - this man had a good idea, but the worst thing to do is mess with insurance companies.
They're the worst bunch to mess with.

Good read dawson, keep'em coming.

by **dawson99** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 12:36 pm

well soemtiems it works:

A lawyer defending a man accused of burglary tried this creative defense: "My client merely inserted his arm into the window and removed a few trifling articles. His arm is not himself, and I fail to see how you can punish the whole individual for an offense committed by his limb." "Well put," thejudge replied. "Using your logic, I sentence the defendant's arm to one year's imprisonment. He can accompany it or not, as he chooses." The defendant smiled. With his lawyer's assistance he detached his artificial limb, laid it on the bench, and walked out.

by **hawkmoon269** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 12:53 pm

dawson99 wrote:well soemtiems it works:

A lawyer defending a man accused of burglary tried this creative defense: "My client merely inserted his arm into the window and removed a few trifling articles. His arm is not himself, and I fail to see how you can punish the whole individual for an offense committed by his limb." "Well put," thejudge replied. "Using your logic, I sentence the defendant's arm to one year's imprisonment. He can accompany it or not, as he chooses." The defendant smiled. With his lawyer's assistance he detached his artificial limb, laid it on the bench, and walked out.

Brilliant!!!

by **Judge** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 12:54 pm

dawson99 wrote:ruling the judge agreeing that the claim was frivolous

if you want to use my name dawson, ask first, furthermore i didnt agree to that!! :angry:

by **JBG** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 12:58 pm

Excellent stories Dawson!

by **hawkmoon269** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 1:01 pm

A couple months back there was this trial in the West Virginia
courts. A man was being tried for fornicating with a sheep. Anyway, the key witness was an old fella who was walking along the highway by the farm where the sheep was raised.
The prosecutor asked the witness what he saw. "Well, I was walkin' along, and saw this sheep just'a eatin' grass. And then this fella walks up from behind the sheep, real quiet-like."
"And then what?" asked the prosecutor.
"Then he unbuckled his belt, and pulled the sheep close."
" And what happened after that?"
"Well," said the witness, "they sorta shook for a couple of minutes. THEN, afterwards, the sheep turned around... an' licked him!"
Just then one of the members of the jury leaned over to the jury
member next to him and said, "You know... a good sheep'll do that."

by **hawkmoon269** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 1:04 pm

A judge in Louisville decided a jury went "a little bit too far"
in recommending a sentence of 5,005 years for a man who was
convicted of five robberies and a kidnapping. The judge reduced
the sentence to 1,001 years.

by **hawkmoon269** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 1:05 pm

Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $780,000 by a jury of peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving little toddler was Ms. Robertson's son.

by **Judge** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 2:05 pm

how so.....they should've had a creche

by **Woollyback** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 5:31 pm

america - litigation nation

why work for a living? just sue people instead!! :laugh:

by **76-1115222408** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:54 pm

Those two 'stories' are ace dawson, will be reciting those to lads tonight....PMSL !! :laugh:

by **Lando_Griffin** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:14 am

A woman bought a brand new $40k mobile home (camper van) in the US. Minutes after she bought it, she drove onto the freeway, switched on the cruise control, then preceded into the back to make herself a sandwich. Unsuprisingly, the road had a bend in it, and the camper van hurtled off the freeway, rolling several times. This soppy cow then sued the company for $1.75m, and they had to change their manual after the case!!!!!!!! Unreal!!!!!!!!! Some peoples stupidity is surpassed only by their total unwillingness to accept blame.

by **Judge** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:26 am

lando, all your jokes are about women??

me thinks there is some underlying problem your not telling us

were you raped by a butch dyke or something? :laugh:

by **dawson99** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:31 pm

Colorado Springs: A guy walked into a little corner store with a shot gun and demanded all the cash from the cash drawer. After the cashier put the cash in a bag, the robber saw a bottle of scotch that he wanted behind the counter on the shelf. He told the cashier to put it in the bag as well, but he refused and said "Because I don't believe you are over 21." The robber said he was, but the clerk still refused to give it to him because he didn't believe him. At this point the robber took his drivers license out of his wallet and gave it to the clerk. The clerk looked it over, and agreed that the man was in fact over 21 and he put the scotch in the bag. The robber then ran from the store with his loot. The cashier promptly called the police and gave the name and address of the robber that he got off the license. They arrested the robber two hours later.

:laugh:

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