Legal Opinion

Yellow Freight System v. Thomas

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 8, 1998No. WD 54734PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRiederer, J.

Yellow Freight System appeals from the decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, affirming the order of the Appeals Tribunal finding claimant was not disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits due to misconduct. Affirmed.

Facts

Robert Thomas, Respondent, was employed by Appellant as a truck driver for 28 years. On January 30, 1997, Respondent was driving one of Appellant’s trucks at a speed of 30-35 mph., east bound on Highway 40 at Ewing Ave., approximately 200 feet behind a city bus. The road had a combination of sand, slush and salt on it, due to repair work on a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Davis v. Research Medical CenterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. Hurlbut v. Labor & Industrial Relations CommissionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. Division of Employment Security v. Gardner-Denver MacHinery, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1997
  4. Nell v. Fern-Thatcher Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1997
  5. Bartsch v. MooreMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996

3Cited by16 opinions

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  2. Fendler v. Hudson ServicesSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012
  3. Moore v. Swisher Mower & MacHine Co., Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2001
  4. Dolgencorp, Inc. v. ZatorskiMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. White v. St. Louis Teachers UnionMissouri Court of Appeals · 2007

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