Geiger v. Uninsured Employers' Fund

¶1 Appellant Joseph Geiger (Geiger) appeals from the Workers’ Compensation Court’s judgment dated August 22, 2001, where the Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that Geiger was not an employee at the time of his injury and therefore was not entitled to compensation from the Uninsured Employers’ Fund (UEF). We affirm.

¶2 Geiger presents the following three issues on appeal:

¶3 1. Did the Workers’ Compensation Court err in concluding that David Deckert d/b/a David Deckert Trucking was not an “employer” as defined by § 39-71-117(1) and (4), MCA (1997)?

¶4 2. Did the Workers’ Compensation Court err in…