Although a classic it is nonetheless not a true atory but an urban
legend.
On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 06:19:23 -0800 (PST) Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>A Charlotte, North Carolina man, having purchased a case of 24
>rare, and very expensive cigars, insured them against...get this
>...fire.
>
>Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of fabulous
>cigars, and having yet to make a single premium payment on the
>policy, the man filed a claim against the insurance company.
>
>In his claim, the man stated that he had lost the cigars in "a
>series of small fires." The insurance company refused to pay,
>citing the obvious reason that the man had consumed the cigars
>in a normal fashion. The man sued... and won!
>
>In delivering his ruling, the judge stated that since 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 the cigars against fire, without defining what it considered
>to be "unacceptable fire," it was obligated to compensate the
>insured for his loss.
>
>Rather than endure a lengthy and costly appeal process, the
>insurance company accepted the judge's ruling and paid the man
>$15,000 for the rare cigars he lost in "the fires."
>
>After the man cashed his check, however, the insurance company
>had him arrested...on 24 counts of arson!
>
>With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case
>being used as evidence against him, the man was convicted of
>intentionally burning the rare cigars and sentenced to 24
>consecutive one-year prison terms!
>
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