Legal Opinion

Virginia Employment Commission v. City of Virginia Beach

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided December 4, 1981No. Record Nos. 790791, 800943 and 801141PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.

The dispositive issue in these consolidated cases is whether the Virginia Employment Commission is a “person aggrieved” by the judgments of the courts below within the meaning of Code § 8.01-670.

A

The City of Virginia Beach Case

Anne Guizzetti, a clerk-typist employed by the Virginia Beach Police Department, was convicted of shoplifting merchandise from a local department store. Upon learning of her conduct, the City terminated Guizzetti for a violation of the City’s Code of Ethics which, in section three, prohibited City employees from “breach[ing] the law.” Guizzetti sought unemployment…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Nicholas v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1933
  2. Rudacille v. State Commission on Conservation & DevelopmentSupreme Court of Virginia · 1931
  3. VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF INS. AGENTS v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
  4. Harbor Cruises, Inc. v. State Corporation Commission & Harbor Tours, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1979
  5. Blankenship v. Virginia Unemployment Compensation CommissionSupreme Court of Virginia · 1941

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Virginia Employment Commission v. Peninsula Emergency Physicians, Inc.Court of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
  2. Lee v. Virginia Employment CommissionCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1985
  3. BOARD OF SUP'RS v. Bd. of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Virginia · 2004
  4. Wills v. Virginia Marine Resources CommissionCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2011
  5. Catlett v. Virginia Employment Commission & North & South Lines, Inc.Rockingham County Circuit Court · 1986

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