Rich Manufacturing Corp. v. Lindsey

This is an unemployment compensation case. The appeal here is by employees, defendants, from a circuit court order denying benefits.

Involved is the eligibility of defendants for unemployment insurance benefits for the period from *243June 30, 1961, to July 17, 1961. During that time the employer, plaintiff-appellee, closed its plant. Defendants say this was an attempt by plaintiff to impose a vacation involuntarily upon its employees. Defendants were members of a labor union which had a collective bargaining agreement with plaintiff containing, inter alia, the following provisions :

“Eligible…