Marden v. State

The plaintiff, Joyce A. Marden, was a waitress at the defendant Hart’s Restaurant Inc., d/b/a/ Hart’s Turkey Farm *752(Hart’s), and was laid off from her full-time position in November 1979, due to a seasonal slow-down. She applied for unemployment compensation benefits, but was denied benefits by the defendant, the department of employment security (DES), on December 7, 1979. The plaintiff appealed to the appeal tribunal of DES, and her appeal was heard on January 9, 1980. Her claim for benefits was again denied. She then appealed to the Grafton County Superior Court, and on December 4, 1981,…