Duke v. Scott

W. J. Duke, hereinafter referred to as the petitioner, was employed as a carpenter in 1947 by the Tennessee Department of Corrections and was assigned to various contractors for payroll and unemployment compensation purposes. The last contractor to which he was assigned was one of the respondents to this action, Southern Contractors, Inc.

On January 3, 1964, petitioner received a separation notice because of the lack of work which carried thereon a notation, “told to report back in two weeks if work not found.”

On January 6, 1964, petitioner filed a claim for unemployment compensation. He did…