Watson v. United States Rubber Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jacobs, J.

The Appellate Division reversed a decision of the Board of Review which found that the claimant Henry Watson was eligible for unemployment benefits during a vacation shutdown of the United States Rubber Company’s plant. We granted certification under R. R. 1:10-2.

After having been out of work for about 14 weeks Mr. Watson obtained employment at the Passaic plant of the United States Rubber Company. He began work on June 13, 1955 and became a member of Local 217 of the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers of America, which had a…