· 3/7/1984
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Drasin
Citations
- 152 Cal. App. 3d 864
- 199 Cal. Rptr. 749
- 1984 Cal. App. LEXIS 1714
How courts have described this case
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- determining that “business pursuit” need not be insured’s sole or primary occupation
- rejecting argument that insured's activities were not excluded because they were not done in his capacity as an attorney; collecting cases
- rejecting argument that insured's activities were not excluded because they were not done in his capacity as an attorney; collecting cases
- affirming summary judgment in favor of insurer where underlying malicious prosecution action was still “pending,” because malicious prosecution requires a wilful act
- considering the length of time the insured was engaged in a partnership
- the insureds’ limited partnership in mining leases was a business pursuit even though one of the partners was an attorney by profession
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Judges: Stephens
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