Associated Reforestation Contractors, Inc. v. State Workers' Compensation Board

Plaintiff, a trade association representing the interests of reforestation companies, brought this action for a declaratory judgment that defendant Hoedáds,1 a cooperative engaged in the tree-planting business, is subject to the workers’ compensation law, ORS ch 656.

The parties entered into a lengthy stipulation that described the structure and operation of Hoedads. The trial court entered a declaratory judgment. Hoedads appeal, claiming that: (1) its purchase of workers’ compensation insurance on the eve of trial made the controversy moot; (2) plaintiff lacks standing to bring the action;…