Milliken & Co. v. South Carolina Employment Security Commission

Finney, Chief Justice:

We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals to review one issue: Was the Commission’s decision to award unemployment benefits to claimant Gantt supported by substantial evidence, and therefore did the Court of Appeals err in reversing that award in Milliken v. South Carolina Employment Sec. Comm’n, 315 S.C. 492, 445 S.E. (2d) 640 (Ct. App. 1994)? We find substantial evidence to support the benefit award and reverse the Court of Appeals.

Gantt was discharged by respondent for allegedly upsetting other employees during two incidents. Respondent presented three witnesses…