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· 5/24/1973

Hekker v. Sabre Construction Company

Citations

  • 510 P.2d 347
  • 265 Or. 552
  • 1973 Ore. LEXIS 451

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that § 652.200 extends to commissions and noting that § 652.150 is broader
  • noting that ORS 652.200(2) \is based on similar policy considerations\ to ORS 20.080 and \its language should be construed in the same spirit\
  • the term “wages” is to be given “a broad construction commensurate with the statute’s purposes”
  • defendant’s failure to pay plaintiff commissions not willful based on bona fide belief that no commissions were due under employment agreement
  • 'As a general rule the construction of a contract is [a] question of law for the court.'
  • ‘As a general rule the construction of a contract is [a] question of law for the court.’

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Judges: McAllister

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