Mississippi Department Employment Security v. Clark

¶ 18. With respect to the majority, I dissent. I believe it is error to reverse the circuit court’s ruling because the board of review’s decision was not supported by substantial evidence.

¶ 19. The majority notes that Clark did not file a brief with this Court, which is true. Normally, a party’s failure to submit a brief on appeal is equivalent to a confession of the errors alleged by the opposing *874party. See Mahaffey v. Miss. Employment Sec. Comm’n, 912 So.2d 496, 497(¶ 6) (Miss.Ct.App.2005). However, the Court may elect to review the case for error. Id. Thus, this Court is not required to…