Stackley v. STATE DEPT. OF ENVIRON. CONTROL

The heirs of Theodore W. Stackley appeal the judgment of the district court for Lancaster County rejecting Stackley’s claim that he voluntarily left his employment for “good cause” within the purview of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-628 (Reissue 1984). The district court’s judgment affirmed a decision of the Department of Labor’s appeal tribunal which had sustained an initial departmental order imposing an 8-week disqualification regarding Stackley’s unemployment benefits. Stackley’s heirs properly revived this action when Stackley died shortly after testifying at the district court proceeding. See…