Massachusetts law states "the unambiguous terms of an insurance policy must be strictly enforced and an insured's failure to comply with the notice provision of a claims made policy bars coverage."
The trucker contends he wrote and sold works of fiction as a hobby. His writing career, which started before the injury, earned him around $40 annually.
The appeals court asserted its position on an issue concerning the regular use exclusion in auto policies set for argument before the state Supreme Court.