In re the Claim for Benefits under Article 18 of the Labor Law Made by Turano

This is an appeal by the Industrial Commissioner from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board which reversed a decision of an Unemployment Insurance Referee awarding claimant herein unemployment insurance benefits based upon her earnings with the employer-respondent. The referee held that the employer-respondent, doing business under the firm name and style of Tally Gowns, was the successor in interest of a copartnership consisting of Laura Willis and Myrna Wightman, doing business as Willis Gowns. After the dissolution of the partnership, if one existed, all of the machines…