Hunting Club’s Insurance Doesn’t Cover Member’s Shooting of Passerby
The general liability insurance policy of the Northumberland Hunt Club in Virginia provides coverage not only for the Club itself, but also for any of its members “with respect to their liability for [the Club’s] activities or activities they perform on [the Club’s] behalf.” But the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court decision holding that it doesn’t provide coverage for a club member who fired at a deer near a public highway and injured a passerby. (Marks v.
Directors can’t ‘conspire’ to raise dues
The directors of a nonprofit homeowners’ association cannot “conspire” to raise dues and assessments, an appellate court in Alabama has held. The court has affirmed a trial court dismissal of a claim by another director challenging a dues increase and affirmed the removal of the complaining director but has reversed parts of a counterclaim by the association for damages allegedly caused by the complaining director.