In re the Claim of Joseph

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed April 26, 1996, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

Claimant, a pharmacist, was the president and a 50% shareholder of a corporation which operated a pharmacy. He operated the business with a partner who was also a pharmacist. Claimant sold the business in November 1995 after his partner became ill and was unable to continue working. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board disqualified claimant from…