Messersmith v. Board of Review

HALL, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff Robert K. Messersmith appeals a decision of the Industrial Commission, Department of Employment Security (Department), requiring him to reimburse unemployment benefits paid to him during a period of unemployment.

Plaintiff was discharged from his employment at the Tooele Army Depot on October 7, 1983. On October 11, petitioner applied for unemployment benefits. Plaintiff advised the Department that he had filed a grievance with the United States Merit Systems Protection Board asking for reinstatement to his employment at Tooele Army Depot. The Department reviewed…