In re the Claim of Michielson

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed February 28, 1997, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because he was not totally unemployed.

After losing his employment with a local manufacturer under nondisqualifying conditions, the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ruled that claimant was ineligible to receive benefits on the ground that he was not totally unemployed. The record indicates that claimant was the sole shareholder and officer of a corporation which operates a tavern. While claimant was not…