Dalles Cherry Growers v. Employment Division

THORNTON, J.,

specially concurring.

I concur in the result but do so for a different reason.

In my view the statute involved is plain and unambiguous, and therefore we are not authorized to go into its legislative history. ORS 174.010; Curly’s Dairy v. Dept. of Agriculture, 244 Or 15, 415 P2d 740 (1966); West Foods, Inc. v. Morgan, Orr, 16 Or App 613, 519 P2d 1062, Sup Ct review denied (1974).

As to the statements by one legislator and one lobbyist, on which the Employment Division relies, a similar issue was raised in West Foods, Inc. v. Morgan, Orr, supra, also an unemployment compensation…