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Davis v. Department of Employment Security

Washington Supreme Court

Decided June 4, 1987No. 53263-0PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDore, J.

We hold that a person who voluntarily quits employment to live in a meretricious relationship is not entitled to unemployment compensation under the Employment Security Act, RCW Title 50. We affirm.

Facts

Karen Davis quit her job with the Equifax Corporation in Tacoma, where she had been employed for 13 years, in order to move from Tacoma to Port Angeles and live with Andrew Stephens. Davis and Stephens had been seeing each other every weekend for 6 years, and Davis considers the relationship to be the same as a marriage. Stephens is the executor of Davis' estate, the beneficiary of her…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Zablocki v. RedhailSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Franklin County Sheriff's Office v. SellersWashington Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Creasman v. BoyleWashington Supreme Court · 1948
  5. In Re the Marriage of LindseyWashington Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Western Telepage, Inc. v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Western Telepage, Inc. v. City of Tacoma Department of FinancingWashington Supreme Court · 2000
  3. State v. RiversWashington Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Connell v. FranciscoWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Andersen v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 2006

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