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Matter of Patel

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jan 6, 2000
268 A.D.2d 641 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

January 6, 2000

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 31, 1998, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Robert A. Zuflacht, Carle Place, for appellant.

Eliot Spitzer, Attorney-General (Bessie Bazile of counsel), New York City, for respondent.

Before: PETERS, J.P., SPAIN, CARPINELLO, GRAFFEO and MUGGLIN, JJ.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board that claimant was disqualified from receiving benefits because she was terminated from her employment as a bookkeeper for a drug store due to misconduct. The record establishes that claimant purchased items at a discount without authorization. Although claimant asserts that products were damaged or discontinued and that the assistant manager authorized the transaction, the employer presented evidence to the contrary, thereby creating a credibility issue for resolution by the Board (see, Matter of Perkov [Sweeney], 231 A.D.2d 780; Matter of Buisch [Sweeney], 224 A.D.2d 853). Under the circumstances, we find no reason to disturb the Board's conclusion that claimant engaged in disqualifying misconduct (see, id.).

PETERS, J.P., SPAIN, CARPINELLO, GRAFFEO and MUGGLIN, JJ., concur.

ORDERED that the decision is affirmed, without costs.


Summaries of

Matter of Patel

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jan 6, 2000
268 A.D.2d 641 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

Matter of Patel

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Claim of LATA M. PATEL, Appellant. COMMISSIONER OF…

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

Date published: Jan 6, 2000

Citations

268 A.D.2d 641 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
700 N.Y.S.2d 598