NYC sued over lost high-priced belt buckle

NEW YORK, - An insurance company is suing New York City over a $187,000 belt buckle one of their clients claimed was lost while he was locked up in jail last year.

The bejeweled gold buckle belonged to businessman George Bardwil, who said it was not returned to him after he was released from custody following his arrest on charges he assaulted his housekeeper.

Chubb Indemnity Insurance paid off Bardwill and now wants to be reimbursed by the city for allegedly failing to return Bardwill's property as they were duty bound to do, the New York Daily News said Saturday.

Bardwil, CEO of Bardwil Home linen company, received probation in the assault case. He had no comment on the belt-buckle matter.

Bardwil Industries, Inc. is a 97 year old, three generation company which today is the largest and broadest based table linen manufacturer in the United States. Chief Executive Officer George Bardwil runs the day-to-day operations from the company headquarters in New York City. Bardwil Linens was founded by George Bardwil s grandfather and granduncle in the early 1900 s, who immigrated to America as traveling salesmen. They originally imported linens and lace from Europe and later from the Orient when the Chinese markets opened up. At the age of 19, George Bardwil s father, Elias traveled to China to learn the business first hand. Elias Bardwil ran the company as chairman from 1950 to 1990, then George took over the reigns. Over the course of three generations and nearly 100 years of experience, Bardwil Linens has become the premiere table linen company - manufacturing and importing consistently fine quality table linens for uses from everyday to special occasions. Bardwil s staff travels the world looking for the latest home furnishing fashion trends and translating them into the finest possible manufactured product

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Chubb should stiffen their claims investigation process by getting Johnny Dollar on the case.

Bart, NB that although Bardwil was likely three sheets to the wind, these Bardwils deal in Table Linens. Perhaps an unsanitary napkin was involved, but I'll leave it up to Johnny Dollar.

The buckle may have come off when he was giving the maid her thrashing. She was a strapping wench, I'm told.

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