Legal Opinion
Jefferson v. State
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 23, 1991No. 22070-CAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGHTOWER, Judge.
An unemployment compensation claimant seeks reversal of a district court judgment which in effect dismissed, as untimely, his appeal from a disqualification. We affirm the lower court.
FACTS
On March 30, 1989, defendant, Willamette Industries, fired plaintiff, Grady Jefferson, Jr., for fighting on the job. Claiming he did not start the altercation, but merely defended himself, plaintiff sought unemployment benefits.
On May 4, 1989, the Office of Employment Security mailed plaintiff a notice of disqualification, after concluding that the employer discharged him for misconduct…
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