McKinley v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division

Dissenting Opinion on Petition to Transfer to the Supreme Court

Hunter, J.

I respectfully dissent from the denial of transfer in this cause. The petitioner, Alfred McKinley, filed for unemployment compensation after being discharged from his job as a night porter. The claim was denied without a hearing, based upon the employer’s written statement that McKinley had been caught gambling on the business premises. Thereafter, McKinley requested and received a hearing before a Division Referee. At the hearing, neither petitioner nor the employer was represented by counsel, and no evidence was…