Vanhorn v. Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

COZORT, Judge.

On 3 September 1982, Howard H. White, Vice President of Bassett Furniture Industries, fired claimants Franklin Vanhorn and Willard Whisenant for converting Bassett property to their own use. When claimants filed for unemployment benefits with the Employment Security Commission, an adjudicator determined that both men were entitled to benefits. Respondent Bassett Industries appealed the adjudicator’s determination, and an appeals referee held a separate evidentiary hearing for each claimant on 18 November 1982. The referee determined that claimant Van-horn qualified for benefits…