Legal Opinion

Department of Industrial Relations v. Rich

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided April 23, 1963No. 5 Div. 616PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Judge.

This is an appeal by the Department of Industrial Relations and Swift and Company from a decree of the Circuit Court awarding unemployment compensation to a discharged employee.

The claimant filed this claim with the Department and duly pursued the administrative procedures as provided by statute and it was found that the claimant was disquli,fied under Code 1940, Tit. 26, Sec. 214, subd. C(l) as having been discharged by Swift and Company for reckless driving after drinking, which constitutes an act endangering the safety of others and is, therefore, misconduct in connection…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Allen v. ZickosAlabama Court of Appeals · 1953
  2. Louisville N. R. Co. v. LowreyAlabama Court of Appeals · 1953

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Department of Ind. Relations v. JacoCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976
  2. Department of Indus. Relations v. SmithCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  3. Keanini v. AkibaHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. Walseth v. L.B. Hartz WholesaleCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1987
  5. State, Department of Industrial Relations v. SingletonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978

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