McCoy v. Spicer Off-Highway Axle Division

OPINION

FOLEY, Judge.

Relator William McCoy appeals by writ of certiorari from a determination that when he threw a hammer at a door in his supervisor’s office, he thereby engaged in misconduct disqualifying him from the receipt of unemployment compensation benefits. Concluding that McCoy’s behavior falls within the isolated hotheaded incident exception to misconduct, we reverse.

FACTS

Relator William McCoy worked for approximately eight years as a maintenance mechanic for respondent Spicer Off-Highway Axle Division. Spicer manufactures off-the-road axles, and McCoy was responsible for…