Robertson v. Gerace

STOULIG, Judge.

Appellant, Moran Robertson, has appealed a judgment of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, upholding an administrative ruling denying him unemployment compensation benefits because he was discharged for good cause.

Dorothy Boucher, vice president and store manager of The Leon Godchaux Clothing, Company, Limited, verbally instructed Robertson that the crew of store keepers under his supervision must assume a new duty, i. e., changing light bulbs throughout the store on a daily basis. She further confirmed this with a written memorandum.

When one of the men under…