Hodges v. Everett

Lawson Cloninger, Judge.

Appellant Lora M. Hodges applied for unemployment compensation benefits after she was discharged by her employer, Universal Manufacturing Corporation, for being involved in a fight with another employee. The Arkansas Employment Security Division determined that appellant was entitled to benefits under § 5(b)(1) of the Arkansas Employment Security Law, Ark. Stat. Ann. § 81-1106(b)(1) (Repl. 1976), finding that she was attacked physically and tried to defend herself by holding on to her attacker. The decision was appealed to the Appeals Tribunal by the employer. When the…