Montana Department of Corrections v. State

¶1 Richard F. Morrow appeals from the decision of the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, reversing a Board of Labor Appeals’ grant of unemployment insurance benefits. The Montana Department of Labor and Industry joins Morrow in supporting the Board of Labor Appeals’ decision. We affirm the District Court.

¶2 We state the issue raised by Morrow and the Department of Labor and Industry as follows:

¶3 Did Morrow’s failure to discover and disclose to his employer that he was named as a devisee in a probationer’s will constitute misconduct?

BACKGROUND

¶4 On October 21, 2004, the…