Murphy v. Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission

WHITE, Judge.

This action is before us to review the Warren Circuit Court’s determination that the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Commission did not err in denying unemployment compensation to appellant Hubert Murphy.

In late 1982 Murphy was employed as a sales agent by the National Life Insurance Company. There is no question that both parties understood that in order for appellant to serve in that position it was necessary that he be licensed, a status achieved after passing a state examination. In December 1982, January 1983, and February 1983 Murphy unsuccessfully attempted to pass the…