In re the Claim of Caruso

Appeal by the claimant from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board which affirmed the Referee’s finding that claimant’s refusal to obey orders which provoked his discharge was unjustified and thus constituted a voluntary leaving of employment without good cause disqualifying claimant from benefits (Unemployment Insurance Law, § 593, subd. 1, par. [a] [Labor Law, art. 18]). On April 17, 1961 claimant, a stowman, was directed by his foreman to load some bales weighing from 200 to 300 pounds into a box ear with two other men. Claimant requested the assistance of another…