Hughes v. Blankenship

John Hughes appeals from the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Judgment of the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, awarding unpaid employer contributions to the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fruid (Trust Fund) and attorney’s fees to Jim Blankenship, doing business as Blankenship Construction (Blankenship). We reverse and remand.

Blankenship entered into a collective bargaining compliance agreement with the Joint Council of Teamsters and Teamsters Local No. 2 of Butte, Montana, in July, 1976. By entering into the compliance agreement, Blankenship agreed to…