Surowick v. Department of Employment Security

The plaintiff is a trained and licensed aircraft mechanic. On the basis of that training and F.A.A. approval, he was hired by the Burlington Flight School, where he worked more than six months. His employment there terminated under circumstances that form the basis of this appeal. He was denied employment benefits all along the way from the claims examiner, through the appeals referee, to the Employment Security Board itself. He asks for a reversal of that result here.

The essential facts are these: In February, 1974, the owner discontinued heating the hangar in which the plaintiff worked. He…