Kleinwachter v. Department of Employment Services

Writ of certiorari to review a decision of the commissioner of employment services holding claimant ineligible for unemployment compensation because he is a full-time, self-employed farmer. We reverse and remand with directions.

Claimant’s base-period employer was Ziegler, Inc., of Minneapolis. Claimant worked as a mechanic for Ziegler at a salary of $5.44 per hour from March 21,1969, to June 29,1973. While employed by Ziegler, claimant purchased a 400-acre farm near Strandquist, Minnesota, of which 160 to 170 acres are tillable. Although employed full time at Ziegler, claimant still managed…