In re the Claim of Goodall

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 27, 1999, which, upon reconsideration, adhered to its prior decision ruling, inter alia, that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

The record reveals that claimant, while employed as a security officer, engaged in a verbal altercation with a subordinate which resulted in claimant’s being struck. Thereafter, in response, claimant hit the subordinate using an object. Claimant was subsequently terminated for using excessive…