California law defines a business pursuit "as a regular activity engaged in for the purpose of earning a profit." Smyth v. USAA Property and Casualty Insurance Co., 152 Cal. App. 3d 864, 869 (1984). CMLP has identified no California cases interpreting this test in...
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CMLP has identified no District of Columbia cases interpreting the "business pursuits" exclusion. If you know of a case on this topic, please contact us ...
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Florida law defines a business pursuit as "a continuous and comprehensive activity for financial gain." State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Friend, 478 So.2d 1198, 1200 (Fla. App. 1985). CMLP has identified no Florida cases interpreting this test in the context of...
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Georgia law defines a "business pursuit" as "a usual commercial or mercantile activity customarily engaged in as a means of livelihood and typically involving some independence of judgment and power of decision." Brown v. Peninsular Fire Ins. Co. 320 S.E...
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Illinois law defines a "business pursuit" as a "continuous or regular activity, done for the purpose of earning a profit." State Farm Fire & Casualty Company v. Moore, 430 N.E.2d 641 (Ill. App. 1981). CMLP has identified no Illinois cases...
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Indiana law defines as business pursuit as "a continued or regular activity for the purpose of earning a livelihood." Mid-American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Shoneys, 843 N.E.2d 548 (Ind. App. 2006). CMLP has identified no Indiana cases interpreting this test in...
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Massachusetts law defines "business pursuits" as incorporating "two significant elements: profit motive and continuity." Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Bent, 1999 WL 1203774 (Mass. Super. Nov. 9, 1999). CMLP has identified no Massachusetts cases...
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Michigan law defines "business pursuits" as follows: To constitute a business pursuit, there must be two elements: first, continuity, and secondly, the profit motive; as to the first, there must be a customary engagement or a stated occupation; and, as to the...
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New Jersey law defines a "business pursuit" as an activity involving "continuity" or "customary engagement" and a "profit motive." Prudential Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Boylan, 704 A.2d 597, 602 (N.J. Super. 1998). CMLP has...
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New York law defines a "business pursuit" as an activity regularly engaged in with a view toward earning a livelihood or making a profit. In other words, to constitute a business pursuit, there must be two elements: "first, continuity, and secondly, the...
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