A Charlotte, NC, 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! 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."
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 $24,000.00 fine.
This is a true story and won at a lawyer contest xD
And some laws for you:
In Ottumwa, Iowa, "It is unlawful for any male person, within the corporate limits of the (city), to wink at any female person with whom he is unacquainted."
In Los Angeles, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
In Zion, Ill., it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets.
In Carmel, N.Y., a man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match. << Note: this law isn't silly. Write your legislators today and get this PASSED in your area now!!>>
In St. Louis, it's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket.
In Hartford, Conn., you aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands.
In Baltimore, it's illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits. It's also illegal to take a lion to the movies.
In Oxford, Ohio, it's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man's picture.
In Carrizozo, N.M., it's forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public (includes legs and face).
In Pennsylvania it is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel...however up to 120 men can live together, without breaking the law.
In Michigan, a woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.
I lol'd at the 120 men one xD Hope you enjoyed reading! Please take care and be happy!!
haha, the cigar story was great!
ReplyDeleteYou mean my dog can't smoke? But it's not even MJ!
ReplyDeletegreat post, supporting
ReplyDeletecool, thanks for sharing that!
ReplyDeletehah some laws are just so stupid.
ReplyDeleteStupid laws are stupid
ReplyDeleteHeh, oh wow. Something like that happened to me once.
ReplyDeletenice3 story!
ReplyDeleteHaha, nice posts. :D
ReplyDeleteBOY I SURE LOVE LIVING IN AMERICA. Honestly, this doesn't surprise me. Remember the fiasco with McDonalds and the coffee cups?
ReplyDeleteGod damn lawyers.
ReplyDeleteI hate lawyers
ReplyDeletemine is awesome tho
Yeah...the guy with the insurance policy was stupid. That's rather like setting fire to your house to collect on the policy.
ReplyDeleteawesome info thx
ReplyDeletetotal awesome
ReplyDeletelooks great!;)
ReplyDeleteinteresting, I like this... keep up the good work
ReplyDeleteThese were great. lol @ the lawyer.
ReplyDeletenow that's interesting
ReplyDeletexD
ReplyDeleteLove those silly laws.
LMAO XD can't believe he won
ReplyDeletei rotfl'd at your banner
ReplyDeleteLawyer got owned in that story. We need more lawyer failures like that.
ReplyDeletesome really great stories here.
ReplyDeleteThese are all just silly interpretations of fairly normal laws!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe some things that pass as laws....
ReplyDeletesome laws are just retarded
ReplyDelete2 years in jail just for that bullshit? wow..
ReplyDeleteIn Hartford, Conn., you aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands.
ReplyDeleteomg hahahahaha
i following you like your blog so much
laws like these are probably insanely old and need to be cleaned up. shits ridiculous.
ReplyDeletealways enjoy that cigar story
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