A North Carolina man, having bought several expensive cigars, insured them
against... get this... fire. After he had smoked them, he then decided that
he had a claim against the insurance company and filed. The insurance
company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason that the man had consumed
the cigar normally. The man sued. The judge stated that since the company
had insured the cigars against fire, they were obligated to pay. After the
man accepted payment for his claim, the insurance company then had the man
arrested . . . for arson.
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