Legal Opinion
In re the Claim of Shaw
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 31, 1958PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bergan, J. P.
Claimant was employed in the office of the appellant insurance company in Albany, and on July 13, 1956 she quit her job to get married. Shortly after her marriage she began to look for work again and ultimately found work and became re-employed.
The main problem presented by this case is whether in leaving her job with appellant to get married there was a ‘‘ voluntary separation ’’ from employment for ‘‘ good cause ’’ within section 593 of the Unemployment Insurance Law (Labor Law).
If leaving one’s job to get married is “ good cause ” within the scope of the statute, claimant is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sturdevant Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society v. OlsenNebraska Supreme Court · 1942
- Moore v. Bureau of Unemployment CompensationOhio Court of Appeals · 1943
- Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. Board of Review of the Department of LaborIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
3Cited by3 opinions
- Toothaker v. Maine Employment Security CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1966
- In re the Claim of NonnonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Toothaker v. Maine Employment Security CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1966