Legal Opinion
Williams v. District Unemployment Compensation Board
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 1978No. 12320PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
The petitioner, Clarence Williams, Jr., was discharged as a meter reader by Potomac Electric Power Co. He seeks review of a Final Decision by the District Unemployment Compensation Board (the “Board”) that disqualified him, on the basis of misconduct, from receiving unemployment benefits for a period of five weeks. The Board affirmed the finding of the Appeals Examiner that Mr. Williams had thrown his flashlight through the glass storm door of a customer’s home without justification, in violation of § 10(b) of the District Unemployment Compensation Act (the “Act”),…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Wallace v. District Unemployment Compensation BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- General Railway Signal Co. v. District Unemployment Compensation BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Mangus v. MillerColorado Court of Appeals · 1975
- Green v. District Unemployment Compensation BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Cooper v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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