HAMMER v. UNINSURED EMPLOYERS' FUND

No. 96-365.

929 P.2d 883 (1996)

Alexandra Engler HAMMER, Petitioner and Appellant, v. UNINSURED EMPLOYERS' FUND, Respondent and Insurer for Robert Helms, d/b/a Mostly Montana Construction, Employer and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided December 27, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Lauridsen, Laurie Wallace; Bothe & Lauridsen, Columbia Falls, for Appellant.

Kevin M. Braun, Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Labor & Industry, Helena, Richard DeJana, Kalispell, for Respondents.


LEAPHART, Justice.

Alexandra Engler Hammer (Hammer), appeals from the decision of the Workers' Compensation Court, denying her request for benefits from the Uninsured Employers' Fund (UEF). We affirm.

We restate the issue as follows:

Was Hammer's employment exempted from workers' compensation coverage under § 39-71-401, MCA?

BACKGROUND

At age 11, Hammer's parents died and she went to live with her mother's brother, Earl Gorin...

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