Cheryl . . . . the phrase I always use is  . . . . . &quot; If momma not happy, ain&#39;t nobody happy.&quot;<br />
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Let&#39;s switch not to a lawyer story:<br />
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A Charlotte, NC lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars,<br />
then insured them against fire, among other things. <br />
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Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without<br />
yet having made even his first premium payment on the policy,<br />
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The lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company.<br />
In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost &quot;in a series of small fires.&quot;<br />
The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason that the man had<br />
consumed the cigars in the normal fashion.<br />
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The lawyer sued.. and WON&#33; <br />
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In delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim<br />
was frivolous.  The judge stated nevertheless, that the lawyer &quot;held a policy from the<br />
company in which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed<br />
that it would insure them against fire, without defining what is considered to be<br />
unacceptable fire&quot;, and was obligated to pay the claim.<br />
Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted<br />
the ruling and paid &#036;15,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the rare cigars lost in the &quot;fires&quot;. <br />
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   NOW FOR THE BEST PART...<br />
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After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested on 24 counts<br />
of ARSON&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />
With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being used against him,<br />
the lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and was sentenced<br />
to 24 months in jail and a &#036;24,000 fine.<br />
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This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest.