Estate of Eugene Wayne Hunt v. Roger Drielick

This appeal involves Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company’s obligations under an “Insurance for Non-Trucking Use” policy issued to Drielick Trucking. The policy contains a business-use exclusion, which includes two clauses that Empire argues preclude coverage in this case. The Court of Appeals agreed that the first clause precludes coverage when the covered vehicle is not carrying property at the time of the accident, as in this case. Thus, the Court of Appeals expressly declined to address the second clause relating to leased covered vehicles. Hunt v Drielick, 298 Mich App 548, 553 n 2;…