Legal Opinion

Bajocich v. Department of Employment Security

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided March 16, 1987No. 16373-6-IPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Revelle, J. *

Albert S. Bajocich appeals the order of the trial court affirming the decision of the Commissioner of the Department of Employment Security denying unemployment compensation.

Bajocich had been a good employee of Todd Shipyards off and on since 1967. He had a good work record with the company. He quit Todd in April 1981 and in October 1981 after returning from approximately 5 weeks of commercial fishing, Bajocich applied for unemployment compensation. In his statement to the Department, Bajocich said he quit to fish In Alaska. The fishing job was self-employment. Benefits were…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Peterson v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1945
  2. Frazier v. Superintendent of Public InstructionWashington Supreme Court · 1986

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Tapper v. Employment Security DepartmentWashington Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Fisher v. Employment Security DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1992
  3. Bajocich v. Department of Employment SecurityCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1987

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