Isabelle v. Department of Employment & Training
Supreme Court of Vermont
1DissentPeck, J.
I disagree with the result reached by the majority. In my view it is plainly based, not on the law as prescribed by the legislature, but on personal and purely subjective feelings of sympathy. These are emotions everyone shares, but to which not everyone surrenders, when, to do so produces a decision contrary to law and beyond the legitimate powers of this *461Court. The majority simply twists and, in effect, rewrites the statutes to suit its purpose.
The claimant’s situation here was essentially no different than that of any other person who holds two jobs, each under a separate employer.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cavanaugh v. Abbott LaboratoriesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
- King v. SnideSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
- Donoghue v. SmithSupreme Court of Vermont · 1956
- Delneo v. Department of Employment & TrainingSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987