SONNEMAN v. KNIGHT

No. S-2809.

790 P.2d 702 (1990)

Dr. Joseph SONNEMAN, Appellant, v. Judy KNIGHT, Acting Commissioner, Department of Labor, State of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied April 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dr. Joseph A. Sonneman, pro se.

Kristen F. Bomengen, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Douglas B. Baily, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before MATTHEWS, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, BURKE, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.


OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

Joseph Sonneman voluntarily terminated his employment with the United States Postal Service to enter law school as a full time student. He timely filed claims for unemployment compensation, asserting that law school is vocational training, thereby entitling him to benefits.

Sonneman's claims were denied at all administrative levels. The superior court rejected Sonneman's administrative appeal. We affirm.

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