Allen v. Mississippi Employment Security Commission

McRAE, Justice,

for the court:

Waverly Allen appeals the decision of the Scott County Circuit Court which denied his claim for unemployment benefits filed with the Mississippi' Employment Security Commission. He raises the following issue:

The circuit court erred in affirming the Mississippi Employment Security Commission’s denial of unemployment benefits based on the holding that Allen’s actions constituted misconduct.

We find that the circuit court erred in affirming the Commission’s decision. Allen’s actions did not constitute misconduct since they were neither willful and wanton nor culpably…