Polk v. STATE, DEPT. OF INDUS. RELATIONS

This is an unemployment compensation case on appeal to this court for the second time.

The record of the original trial reveals that Sybil Louise Polk (claimant) and the State of Alabama, Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) agreed to the following stipulation: "Since October of `79 til the day of the trial [claimant] actively sought employment and has not received employment."

The case proceeded on the sole issue whether claimant should be disqualified from benefits under § 25-4-78, Code (1975) for voluntarily leaving her employment without good cause. After anore tenus hearing, the trial…