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The Sea Legs Matter - Ep 1

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar · July 30, 1956 · 14 min · 2,314 words

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From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny Dollar. Hi Johnny said didn't you tell me one time that you're quite a nut about fishing. What's that? Cracking at Universal just with Bureau dog on it. You know you spiked my plans for a fishing trip just a few weeks ago Oh, yeah, all right. What's on your mind? Big fish real big fish. You ever hear of millionaire playboy sportsman?

You answer one well didn't I read somewhere that you sure did Johnny at the bottom of the deep blue sea and a $400,000 claim has been filed. You interested? An expense account based on that will be a pleasure.

And every weekday night, Bob Bailey in the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account, America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator, yours truly? Johnny Dollar. From special investigator Johnny Dollar to Universal Adjustment Bureau, Hartford, Connecticut, following as an accounting of expended jurors during my investigation of the sea legs matter, Expense account item 190 cents, taxi, from my apartment to the offices of Universal Adjustment,

where Pat McCracken was waiting for me with a handful and a handful of information. Two claims, Johnny, both filed by Constance Land's Fear, the wife. Here, copy some. How come two, Pad? Now, number one is against Douglas Land Fear's life policy with Greater Southwest Life and Casualy Insurance Company, $250,000.

Oh, what's the other? $150,000 International Maritime Organization for the loss of the Land Fear yacht. $400,000 claim. That's right. Okay, what's the story? Well, Landfaire was making a triple on the coast of Central America and has yocked the sea legs.

He ran onto a rock or something, the boat sank, and he and his crew of one went down with her. What do you have any reason to question the validity of the claim by Mrs. Landfaire?

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