Ervin v. Review Board of Indiana Employment Security Division

This appeal is a review of a decision of the Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division affirming a referee’s denial of unemployment benefits under the Indiana Employment Security Act1 to appellant Tony E. Ervin (Ervin) because he had been discharged for just cause from his employment with the Richmond State Hospital (Hospital).

The operative facts are as follows:

Ervin worked for the Hospital as a driver in the Nursing Service Department from March 17, 1975, until February 6, 1976, when he was discharged. His duties were delivering mail and drugs to various wards and transporting…