Court Opinion

ID: 8028020
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-09-09 02:52:03.093614+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:36:52.700247
License: Public Domain

JUSTICE HARRISON
dissenting.
As noted in the majority’s opinion, the leading case on this subject is Standard Chem. Mfg. Co. v. Employment Sec. (1980), 185 Mont. 241, 605 P.2d 610.1 would have difficulty disagreeing with Standard Chem. in view of the fact that I am the author of that opinion. However, the record here discloses a fact situation which, in my opinion, is different than that set forth in Standard Chem. Further, the fact situation herein is different enough that I believe the Unemployment Insurance Division of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry is hunting for contributions rather than attempting to be perfectly fair to the independent contractors in this matter, the traveling salespeople under contract with Northwest Publishing. For that reason, I would reverse.