Catlett v. Virginia Employment Commission & North & South Lines, Inc.

By JUDGE JOSHUA L. ROBINSON

This appeal from a decision by the Virginia Employment Commission that the employee was disqualified for benefits because he was discharged for misconduct (Code Section 60.1- 58(b)) presents the narrow question of whether the administrative determination is supported by evidence (Code § 60.1-67.1).

The Commission is the tribunal charged with the. duty to ascertain the facts, and the Court may not interfere with its factual determination without usurping its powers. American Furniture Co. v. Graves, 141 Va. 1, 15 (1925); see Humphrees v. Boxley Bros. Co., 146 Va. 91,…