Legal Opinion

Pioneer Potato Co. v. Division of Employment Security

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided February 28, 1955PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

William J. Brennan, Jr., J.

The question is whether Pioneer Potato Co., Inc., is liable to pay contributions under R. S. 43 ^l-A of the Unemployment Compensation Law as to wages paid migrant workers employed in 1949 to clean, grade and pack potatoes after the potato harvest of that year. The Appellate Division determined that the services of the migrant workers constituted “agricultural labor” expressly excluded by R. S. 43 :21-19(i) (11) (A) of the act, 31 N. J. Super. 553 (1954). We granted certification on the petition of the Division of Employment…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. California Employment Commission v. KovacevichCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
  2. Miller v. BurgerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1947
  3. United States v. Turner Turpentine Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
  4. Chester C. Fosgate Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
  5. Jones v. Gaylord Guernsey FarmsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Erspamer Advertising Co. v. Department of LaborNebraska Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Crouse v. Lloyd's Turkey RanchSupreme Court of Iowa · 1959
  3. Mid-Continent Aerial Sprayers, Inc. v. Industrial Commission, Division of Employment SecurityMissouri Court of Appeals · 1967
  4. Collins v. MoyleIdaho Supreme Court · 1961
  5. Goodman v. Board of ReviewNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1991

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