Denke v. Shoemaker, 2008 MT 418 (2008)

Citation: Denke v. Shoemaker, 2008 MT 418 (2008)
Parent Document: Denke v. Shoemaker, 2008 MT 418 (2008)
Jurisdiction: Montana (state)
Effective Date: 2008-12-16
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/888205/denke-v-shoemaker/ ↗

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¶39 The standards for reviewing a final decision of the HRC are whether the agency’s findings of fact are clearly erroneous and whether the agency’s interpretation and application of law are correct. Section 2-4-704(2)(a), MCA; CEnTech Corp. v. Sprow, 2006 MT 27, ¶ 20, 331 Mont. 98, ¶ 20, 128 P.3d 1036, ¶ 20; O’Neill v. Dept. of Revenue, 2002 MT 130, ¶ 10, 310 Mont. 148, ¶ 10, 49 P.3d 43, ¶ 10. A factual finding is clearly erroneous if it is not supported by substantial evidence in the record, if the fact-finder misapprehended the effect of the evidence, or if a review of the record leaves the court with a definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made. See Benjamin v. Anderson, 2005 MT 123, ¶ 31, 327 Mont. 173, ¶ 31, 112 P.3d 1039, ¶ 31; In re Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages Resort License, 2008 MT 165, ¶ 26, 343 Mont. 331, ¶ 26, 184 P.3d 324, ¶ 26. This Court employs these same standards when reviewing the district court’s order affirming or reversing the HRC’s decision. CEnTech, ¶ 20; O’Neill, ¶ 10. DISCUSSION

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