Crawley v. Carter

This is an unemployment compensation case. Claimant appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court dismissing his appeal for want of jurisdiction. We reverse.

The issue is whether claimant sufficiently complied with §25-4-95, Code of Alabama (1975) to perfect an appeal to the circuit court from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the Department of Industrial Relations:

Section 25-4-95 as pertinent is as follows:

Within 10 days after the decision of the Board of Appeals has become final, any party to the proceeding including the director who claims to be aggrieved by the decision may secure a…