Up in smoke

[Chris Elworthy]

Heard a story today from our company lawyers (probably about tenth hand) about the compensation culture in USA.

Wealthy businessman and wife left their teenage son at home for the weekend.

When they returned they discovered that their son had smoked his way through a box of antique cigars worth around 30,000 dollars.

The businessman ended up claiming for the value of the cigars on his insurance on the basis that they were fire damaged.

To his surprise the insurance company offered him a reasonable settlement, at which point the police arrived and charged his son with Arson.

[catflap]

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