Legal Opinion
Sonneman v. Knight
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 2, 1990No. S-2809PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COMPTON, Justice.
Joseph Sonneman voluntarily terminated his employment with the United States Postal Service to enter law school as a full time student. He timely filed claims for unemployment compensation, asserting that law school is vocational training, thereby entitling him to benefits. •
Sonneman’s claims were denied at all administrative levels. The superior court rejected Sonneman’s administrative appeal. We affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Joseph Sonneman was employed between July 30, 1984 and July 30, 1986 by the United States Postal Service in Juneau as a letter…
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