Legal Opinion
Diamond Circle Corp. v. Blocher
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided November 15, 1984No. 84CA0447PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZGER, Judge.
Diamond Circle Corporation (employer) seeks review of the final order of the Industrial Commission which held it liable to pay unemployment compensation for Kent Blocher. Diamond Circle contends that Blocher was an independent contractor, not an employee, and that the Commission’s order was erroneous as a matter of law. We affirm.
The employer operates a theater housed in a hotel complex in Durango, Colorado. During each play season, which normally runs for thirteen weeks during the sum mer, the employer hires actors to perform plays and vaudeville acts.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Industrial Commission v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1939
- Matter of Glielmi v. Netherland Dairy Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Weld County Kirby Co. v. Industrial CommissionColorado Court of Appeals · 1983
- Auto Damage Appraisers, Inc. v. Industrial CommissionColorado Court of Appeals · 1983
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- Insul-Lite Window & Door Manufacturing, Inc. v. Industrial CommissionColorado Court of Appeals · 1986
- Allen Co., Inc. v. Industrial Com'n of StateColorado Court of Appeals · 1987
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