Tru-Stone Corp. v. Gutzkow

OPINION

FOLEY, Judge.

Relator Tru-Stone Corporation appeals from a determination that William Gutz-kow had good cause to quit his job due to harassment. We affirm.

FACTS

William Gutzkow was employed by Tru-Stone as a laborer from August 2, 1982 to March 21, 1986, when he voluntarily quit his job.

Some time prior to Gutzkow’s resignation, his fellow employees began taunting and harassing him, calling him names and drawing uncomplimentary pictures of him with names and profanities written underneath.

In late February, Gutzkow got into a fight with a co-worker who had pretended to spit into Gutzkow’s…