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Matter of Appleby

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jan 15, 1976
51 A.D.2d 617 (N.Y. App. Div. 1976)

Opinion

January 15, 1976


Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed July 3, 1975, which affirmed the decision of a referee sustaining an initial determination of the Industrial Commissioner disqualifying claimant from receiving benefits on the ground that he lost his employment through misconduct. Pursuant to a written agreement, claimant was engaged by the Present Trading Corporation (an importer and distributor of stainless steel flatware) as a national sales manager and vice-president for a two-year period commencing February 18, 1974. Claimant was paid a salary of $25,000 per year and expenses. He was also to receive a percentage above a certain gross. After eight months he was discharged. The employer states claimant refused to perform duties assigned and breached the employment contract by refusing to travel as assigned. Claimant states he was discharged because the employer could no longer afford his services. Issues of fact, including issues of credibility, are solely for determination by the board (Matter of Marchena [Catherwood], 31 A.D.2d 774) and such determinations, if supported by substantial evidence, are not to be disturbed. We conclude that there is substantial evidence to support the findings that claimant was not discharged by the employer because of its financial inability to pay his salary but rather that claimant did on occasion refuse to follow instructions of the employer and that such refusals were detrimental to the interests of the employer and constituted misconduct. Decision affirmed, without costs. Greenblott, J.P., Kane, Koreman, Larkin and Reynolds, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of Appleby

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jan 15, 1976
51 A.D.2d 617 (N.Y. App. Div. 1976)
Case details for

Matter of Appleby

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Claim of CHARLES APPLEBY, Appellant. PRESENT TRADING…

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

Date published: Jan 15, 1976

Citations

51 A.D.2d 617 (N.Y. App. Div. 1976)