Legal Opinion
MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYMENT SEC. COM'N v. Lee
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 3, 1991No. 89-CC-0830PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
580 So.2d 1227 (1991)
MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION
v.
James Lee.
No. 89-CC-0830.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
May 3, 1991.
Jan Garrick, Jackson, for appellant.
No Brief Filed for appellee.
Before DAN M. LEE, P.J., and McRAE and BANKS, JJ.
BANKS, Justice, for the court:
I
The question now before the Court is whether taking a firearm to work in violation of company policy is a deliberate act which constitutes misconduct sufficient to disqualify a terminated employee from receiving unemployment benefits. We hold that it is. As a result we reverse the decision by the Adams County Circuit Court…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Wheeler v. ArriolaMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
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- MISS. EMPLOYMENT SEC. COM'N v. Borden, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- EMPLOYMENT SEC. COM'N v. PulphusMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
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