Burak v. American Smelting and Refining Co.

Plaintiff in error, herein referred to as Claimant, seeks reversal of a District Court judgment affirming a decision of the Industrial Commission which denied Claimant payment of unemployment compensation benefits. The case arises under the provisions of the Employment Security Act, C.R.S. 1953, 82-4-1, et seq. and 82-5-1, et. seq.

In July, 1955, Claimant filed his claim for unemployment compensation, giving as his reason that he was unemployed and had been locked out of his immediate past job by defendant in error, The American Smelting and Refining Company, because of a strike called by a…