Key legal question
Whether the insured was unfit for placement because of independent activity during unemployment.
Extracted holding
The record does not yet permit a reliable finding that the insured carried on independent work of such scope that it excluded employment; further evidence is required.
Extracted reasoning
Occasional evening courses were minor and could count as intermediate earnings. The turnover and website/local premises evidence did not conclusively show active business during unemployment; key inferences were conjectural and an offered witness should have been heard.