Weaver v. Wallace

OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

The plaintiff, Lewis Weaver, seeks to secure unemployment insurance benefits under the Tennessee Employment Security Law, T.C.A., § 50-1301, et seq. The administrative agency denied his claim upon the ground that the plaintiff had been discharged for “misconduct connected with his work,” and was, therefore, disqualified, under the provisions of T.C.A., § 50-1324 B(2), to receive benefits. The plaintiff sought review in the Chancery Court for Shelby County and that court affirmed the administrative decision. He then appealed to this Court.

The plaintiff was employed by the…