Warner v. Administrator, Unemployment Compensation Act

Opinion

The defendant administrator of the Unemployment Compensation Act 1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court reversing the decision of the employment security review board (board) denying benefits to the plaintiff, Michael J. Warner. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly elevated the findings of fact of the appeals referee over those of the board. The board determined that the plaintiff was not eligible for benefits because he was discharged for wilful misconduct after he failed to retreat from a workplace fight. 2 Because the court exceeded its limited…