Knestis v. Unemployment Compensation & Placement Division

— During the year 1937, the copartnership of Knestis and Zavales, doing business as the Lotus cafe in Kelso, had at least eight employees for twenty- weeks or more, hence were liable employers under Rem. Rev. Stat. (Sup.), § 9998-108 [P. C. § 6233-311] (b), which provides for payment of.unem ployment compensation assessments by an employing unit who employs one or more individuals for twenty weeks or more within either the current or preceding calendar year. The copartnership paid the assessments levied against them for 1937. Their employment record disclosed that in 1938 the copartnership…