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Matter of Tietze

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
May 20, 1993
193 A.D.2d 1000 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

May 20, 1993

Appeal from the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board.


Claimant's supervisor testified that she asked claimant to sign a written warning regarding her work performance on her last day of work. While the supervisor was explaining the warning to claimant, claimant took the warning from her hands, "yelled that it was a lie and ripped it in half and threw it on the floor and then stormed out of the office". The incident resulted in claimant's discharge. Given this testimony and the record before us, the conclusion by the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board that claimant's actions constituted insubordination rising to the level of disqualifying misconduct is supported by substantial evidence (see, Matter of Valentin [American Museum of Natural History — Roberts], 103 A.D.2d 919; Matter of Martin [Catherwood], 33 A.D.2d 815). Although claimant contended that her supervisor was lying, this merely presented a question of credibility for the Board to resolve (see, Matter of Padilla [Sephardic Home for Aged — Roberts], 113 A.D.2d 997; Matter of Nunes [Roberts], 98 A.D.2d 934).

Yesawich Jr., J.P., Levine, Mercure, Mahoney and Harvey, JJ., concur. Ordered that the decision is affirmed, without costs.


Summaries of

Matter of Tietze

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
May 20, 1993
193 A.D.2d 1000 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

Matter of Tietze

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Claim of JOAN S. TIETZE, Appellant. JOHN F. HUDACS…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: May 20, 1993

Citations

193 A.D.2d 1000 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
598 N.Y.S.2d 114

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