In re the Claim of Centineo

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed September 2, 1975, which affirmed the decision of a referee sustaining an initial determination of the Industrial Commissioner disqualifying claimant from receiving benefits effective May 14, 1975 on the ground of misconduct. Claimant, an automobile salesman, was directed by his employer to proceed to another automobile agency and pick up a car which he had sold. When claimant refused to do so, he was discharged. The board held that claimant’s conduct constituted misconduct since it was necessary to bring the automobile…