Bronken's Goodtime Co. v. Bishop

Plaintiff appealed from a District Court reversal of a hearing officer’s award to plaintiff of wages and a penalty due from defendant employer. We vacate the judgment and reinstate the hearing officer’s decision.

John Bronken incorporated defendant corporation in March, 1979, with the anticipation of being a wine distributor because the wine initiative had passed, legalizing the sale of wine in grocery stores as of July 1, 1979. In early April, 1979, plaintiff and John Bronken, president of defendant corporation, met at the Elks Club in Bozeman, Montana, to discuss the terms of plaintiff’s…