Legal Opinion
Hoerner Boxes, Inc. v. MESC
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 1997No. 95-CC-00509-SCTPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
693 So.2d 1343 (1997)
HOERNER BOXES, INC.
v.
MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION.
No. 95-CC-00509-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
May 15, 1997.
Kenneth M. Burns, Okolona, for Appellant.
Mark D. Ray, Jackson, for Appellee.
Before SULLIVAN, P.J., and PITTMAN and BANKS, JJ.
SULLIVAN, Presiding Justice, for the Court:
This case addresses whether someone who voluntarily leaves their employment due to sexual harassment has good cause under Mississippi Employment Security law and is thereby entitled to unemployment compensation benefits.
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On November 16, 1994, after quitting her employment due to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Janet Shawgo and Stanley Whisenhunt v. Lee Spradlin, Chief of Police, City of Amarillo, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Richardson v. Employment SEC. Com'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
- Barnett v. MISS. EMP. SEC. COM'NMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- Ray v. BivensMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- Melody Manor, Inc. v. McLeodMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Huckabee v. MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYMENT SEC. COM'NMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Broome v. MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYMENT SEC. COM'NMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
- Jason Alston v. Mississippi Department of Employment SecurityCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
- Marlow v. North Carolina Employment Security CommissionCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1997
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