Legal Opinion

Baptiste v. Waste Management, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 5, 1997No. 97-133PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

701 So.2d 386 (1997)

Francis BAPTISTE, Appellant,

v.

WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC., et al., Appellee.

No. 97-133.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

November 5, 1997.

Francis Baptiste, in proper person.

John D. Maher, Tallahassee, for appellee Unemployment Appeals Commission.

Before JORGENSON, GERSTEN and GREEN, JJ.

2Per curiam

Francis Baptiste appeals an order of the Unemployment Appeals Commission affirming a referee's decision to deny unemployment compensation benefits. For the following reasons, we reverse.

Baptiste's employer, Waste Management, discharged Baptiste for misconduct when he left the job…

3Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bulkan v. FLA. UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALSDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  2. Betancourt v. Sun Bank Miami, NADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  3. Grossman v. JC PENNEY CO. 2071District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  4. Freddo v. UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COM'NDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  5. Fiedler v. Burdines, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

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4Cited by13 opinions

  1. Mason v. Load King Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2000
  2. Jackson v. UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COM'NDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. Davidson v. AAA Cooper Transp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  4. Anderson v. Unemployment Appeals Com'nDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  5. Navarrete v. FLORIDA UNEMP. APPEALS COM'NDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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