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Polgar v. Unemployment Appeals Comm

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Dec 15, 1995
664 So. 2d 350 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

Summary

holding that bus driver's refusal to drive because he was too tired to make a trip was reasonable and did not deprive him of the right to receive unemployment compensation benefits

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Opinion

No. 94-2842.

December 15, 1995.

Appeal from the Unemployment Appeals Commission.

Paolo G. Annino, Central Florida Legal Services, Inc., Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

John D. Maher, Tallahassee, for Appellee, Unemployment Appeals Com'n; and Mary L. Sneed, of Fowler, Barice Feeney, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee, Florida Stage Lines.


This case involves the question of whether Ricky M. Polgar's refusal to drive his bus to Tallahassee because "he was too tired to drive" constituted "misconduct" within the meaning of Florida's unemployment compensation law thereby disqualifying him from unemployment benefits. Polgar contends that the Unemployment Appeals Commission erred in reversing the referee and in finding that he was properly discharged for misconduct connected with his work. We agree with Polgar and reverse the Unemployment Appeals Commission. We find that there is competent substantial evidence to support the referee's determination that Polgar was too tired to make the trip to Tallahassee and that his refusal to drive, under these circumstances, was warranted.

REVERSED and REMANDED to reinstate referee's decision.

GOSHORN and ANTOON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Polgar v. Unemployment Appeals Comm

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Dec 15, 1995
664 So. 2d 350 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

holding that bus driver's refusal to drive because he was too tired to make a trip was reasonable and did not deprive him of the right to receive unemployment compensation benefits

Summary of this case from Davidson v. AAA Cooper Transportation

In Polgar v. Unemployment Appeals Commission, 664 So.2d 350 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995), the Fifth District held that an employee's disobedience to an employer's reasonable request will be excused if there is good cause, such as an overriding health or safety concern.

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Case details for

Polgar v. Unemployment Appeals Comm

Case Details

Full title:RICKY M. POLGAR, APPELLANT, v. UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, ET AL.…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Dec 15, 1995

Citations

664 So. 2d 350 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

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