Legal Opinion

Chapman v. Industrial Commission

Utah Supreme Court

Decided May 7, 1985No. 19930PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

This is a pro se appeal from a decision of the Board of Review of the Industrial Commission of Utah, affirming the administrative law judge’s holding that claimant Lena Chapman voluntarily left work without good cause and thus disqualified herself from receiving unemployment compensation benefits under the Employment Security Act, U.C.A., 1953, §§ 35-4-1 to -26 (1974 & Supp.1983). While we agree that claimant did not have “good cause” for leaving her job, as required by the statute, we reverse because to deny claimant benefits would be contrary to equity and good…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Salt Lake City Corp. v. Department of Employment SecurityUtah Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Denby v. Board of Review of the Industrial CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1977
  3. St. Benedict's Hospital v. Department of Employment SecurityUtah Supreme Court · 1983

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Gibson v. Board of Review of the Industrial CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Smith v. BOARD OF REVIEW OF INDUS. COM'NUtah Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Larry Munger Enterprises, Inc. v. Industrial CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Adams v. BD. OF REVIEW OF INDUS. COM'NCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1989
  5. Imperial Valet Services, Inc. v. AlvaradoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013

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