Texas Employment Commission v. Hays

CALVERT, Chief Justice.

Eligibility of respondent Hays for benefits under the terms of the Unemployment Compensation Act, Article 5221b — 1 et seq., 1 is the sole question presented by the appeal. He was ruled ineligible at all hearing levels of the administrative agency, but has been ruled eligible by the Court of Civil Appeals, 353 S.W.2d 924. We reverse the judgments of the Court of Civil Appeals and trial court and render judgment that the plaintiff take nothing.

The eligibility of Hays turns on whether, under a proper construction of the statute, he was “available for work” during the…