LAWYER HUMOUR (Thanks to Bill Dickerson)
Charlotte, NC, lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive
cigars and 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!
In 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 in 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 $15,000.00 to the lawyer for his loss of
the rare 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 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 fined $24,000.00.
This is a true story and was the 1st place winner in the recent
Criminal Lawyers Award Contest. ONLY IN AMERICA! | TEXAS HUMOUR Things you'll Never hear a Texan say. . .
(with thanks to Bill Dickerson)
- "Honey, we don't need another dog."
- "I'll take Shakespeare for $1000, Alex."
- "We don't keep firearms in the house."
- "No kids in the back of the pickup, it's just not safe."
- "Wrasslin's fake."
- "Honey, did you mail that donation to Greenpeace."
- "We're vegetarians."
- "No, I'll pass on the biscuits and gravy."
- "Spittin is such a nasty habit."
- "I just couldn't find a thing at Wal-Mart today."
- "Trim the fat off that steak."
- "The tires on that truck are too big."
- "I've got two cases of Zima for the Super Bowl."
- "Checkmate."
- "Those shorts outta be a little longer, darlin'"
- "Nope, no more for me, I'm drivin'"
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One of our contributors to "Grins" is Scott Sieben, an educator and one of my former students from Kelowna. A few weeks back, we checked Scott's contribution but instead of a joke or cartoon it was an aerial picture of the space where his house had been before the forest fires in the Okanagan. There were no complaints, just gratitude that he and his family were safe.
Four days later, the regular cartoons and jokes were back and I guarantee that Scott's positive attitude and sense of humor will help him survive the loss of his house and possessions. |
