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Sprague Elec. Co. v. Maine Unemp. Ins. Comm

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Feb 5, 1988
536 A.2d 618 (Me. 1988)

Opinion

Argued January 14, 1988.

Decided February 5, 1988.

Appeal from the Appeal from Superior Court, York County.

John H. O'Neil, Jr., David Felper (orally), Smith Elliott, Saco, for plaintiff.

L. Louise Smith (orally), Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for defendants.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN and CLIFFORD, JJ.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

The Respondent Commission found that the Petitioner, Sprague Electric Company, had failed to satisfy its burden of proof that the employee it had terminated engaged in misconduct as defined in 26 M.R.S.A. § 1043(23) (1974). The Commission accordingly denied the Petitioner relief. On August 7, 1987, the Superior Court (York County) affirmed that decision. The record before us on appeal discloses what is essentially a credibility question, and the Petitioner does not meet the burden that devolves upon a party seeking to overturn the decision of an administrative agency. Seven Islands Land Co. v. Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, 450 A.2d 475, 479-80 (Me. 1982). Neither does this record show that the Commission's decision was in any way arbitrary or capricious.

The entry is:

Judgment affirmed.

All concurring.


Summaries of

Sprague Elec. Co. v. Maine Unemp. Ins. Comm

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Feb 5, 1988
536 A.2d 618 (Me. 1988)
Case details for

Sprague Elec. Co. v. Maine Unemp. Ins. Comm

Case Details

Full title:SPRAGUE ELECTRIC COMPANY v. MAINE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION et al

Court:Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Date published: Feb 5, 1988

Citations

536 A.2d 618 (Me. 1988)