Opinion
No. 77-775.
December 13, 1977.
Petition for review from the Industrial Relations Commission.
Roger D. Haagenson of Haagenson Peacock, Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner.
No appearance for respondent.
We find that the petitioner, Alfred J. Zarnowski, did not receive sufficient notice of a hearing to determine his right to unemployment compensation benefits. The notice stated that only the testimony of the petitioner's employer would be taken. Instead a final hearing was conducted, and the petitioner was not allowed a reasonable opportunity to present evidence in his own behalf. Accordingly, the petition for writ of certiorari is granted; and the decision of the Industrial Relations Commission is quashed with directions that a new hearing be scheduled before an appeals referee with proper notice thereof to the petitioner.
ANSTEAD, DAUKSCH, and LETTS, JJ., concur.