Smith v. Maine Employment Security Commission

VIOLETTE, Justice.

Defendants, Maine Employment Security Commission and the City of Augusta, appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court, Kennebec County, which reversed a decision of the Employment Security Commission denying plaintiff, Arnold P. Smith, unemployment compensation benefits on the ground that he voluntarily left his employment without good cause, 26 M.R.S.A. § 1193(1)(A).1 In reversing the Commission’s decision, the Superior Court ruled: (1) the Commission applied an incorrect legal standard; and (2) the Commission’s findings were unsupported by substantial evidence. On appeal,…