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THE BEST OF THE WORST
THE WORST HIJACKING
We shall never know the identity of the man who in
1976 made the most unsuccessful hijack attempt ever. On a flight across America, he rose from his seat, drew gun and took the stewardess
hostage.
> > "Take me to Detroit," he demanded.
> > "We're already going to Detroit," she replied.
> > "Oh ... good," he said, and sat down again.
> >
> > THE WORST BANK ROBBERY
> > In August 1975 three men were on their way in to rob
>the Royal Bank of
>
> > Scotland at Rothesay, when they got stuck in the
>revolving doors. They
>
> > had to be helped free by the staff and, after
>thanking everyone,
> > sheepishly left the building. A few minutes later
>they returned and
> > announced their intention of robbing the bank, but
>none of the staff
> > believed them.
> > When they demanded 5,000 pounds in cash, the head
>cashier laughed at
> > them, convinced that it was a practical joke. Then
>one of the men
> > jumped over the counter, but fell to the floor
>clutching his ankle.
> > The other two tried to make their getaway, but got
>trapped in the
> > revolving doors again.
> >
> > THE WORST ANIMAL RESCUE
> > During the firemen's strike of1978, the British Army
>had taken over
> > emergency fire fighting and on 14 January they were
>called out by an
> > elderly lady in South London to retrieve her cat
>which had become
> > trapped up a tree. They arrived with impressive
>haste and soon
> > discharged their duty. So grateful was the lady that
>she invited them
> > all in for tea. Driving off later, with fond
>farewells completed, they
>
> > ran over the cat and killed it!!
> >
> > LAWYERS Vs INSURANCE
> > This is the best lawyer story of the year, decade,
>and probably the
> > century.
> > 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 a 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 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 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 fine.
This is a true story and was the 1st place winner in
the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest.
THE WORST HIJACKING
We shall never know the identity of the man who in
1976 made the most unsuccessful hijack attempt ever. On a flight across America, he rose from his seat, drew gun and took the stewardess
hostage.
> > "Take me to Detroit," he demanded.
> > "We're already going to Detroit," she replied.
> > "Oh ... good," he said, and sat down again.
> >
> > THE WORST BANK ROBBERY
> > In August 1975 three men were on their way in to rob
>the Royal Bank of
>
> > Scotland at Rothesay, when they got stuck in the
>revolving doors. They
>
> > had to be helped free by the staff and, after
>thanking everyone,
> > sheepishly left the building. A few minutes later
>they returned and
> > announced their intention of robbing the bank, but
>none of the staff
> > believed them.
> > When they demanded 5,000 pounds in cash, the head
>cashier laughed at
> > them, convinced that it was a practical joke. Then
>one of the men
> > jumped over the counter, but fell to the floor
>clutching his ankle.
> > The other two tried to make their getaway, but got
>trapped in the
> > revolving doors again.
> >
> > THE WORST ANIMAL RESCUE
> > During the firemen's strike of1978, the British Army
>had taken over
> > emergency fire fighting and on 14 January they were
>called out by an
> > elderly lady in South London to retrieve her cat
>which had become
> > trapped up a tree. They arrived with impressive
>haste and soon
> > discharged their duty. So grateful was the lady that
>she invited them
> > all in for tea. Driving off later, with fond
>farewells completed, they
>
> > ran over the cat and killed it!!
> >
> > LAWYERS Vs INSURANCE
> > This is the best lawyer story of the year, decade,
>and probably the
> > century.
> > 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 a 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 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 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 fine.
This is a true story and was the 1st place winner in
the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest.