In re the Claim of Palmer

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 2, 1997, which ruled that claimant was ineligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits because he was not totally unemployed.

Claimant owns and operates a seasonal ice cream business that is open every year from April to October and closed during the off-season. Substantial evidence supports the finding of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board that claimant was ineligible to receive benefits during the off-season because he was not totally unemployed. During the relevant time period, claimant wrote eight…