PING: Debunking Urban Myths of the Legal ProfessionURL: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_profession/2006/10/debunking_urban.htmlIP: 204.9.178.8BLOG NAME: Legal Profession BlogDATE: 10/26/2006 08:49:30 PMPosted by Alan Childress You recently received yet another email reporting six outrageous lawsuits in which the plaintiff recovered jackpot money for injuries suffered after doing something evil (trying to sneak out a window to avoid a check, trying to
Well, the tale described here about the man who collected on an insurance policy after his cigars went up in smoke: as suspected, it is likely an urban myth.
The antecedent of the legend? Possibly a joke about accountants that goes something like this:
“He’s the kind of accountant you’ve got to admire. Last year hededucted eighty cartons of cigarettes from my income tax. Called itloss by fire!”
There is even a song out there about the legend.
[Meredith R. Miller — h/t Skipp C. Galythly]
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