DUKE v. SCOTT


392 S.W.2d 809 (1965)

W.J. DUKE, Appellant, v. Mrs. C. Frank SCOTT, Commissioner of Tennessee Department of Employment Security, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

July 14, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry, McCord, Forrester & Richardson, Tullahoma, for appellant.

W.L. Moore, Chief Counsel, W.D. Dodson, Asst. Chief Counsel, Dept. of Employment Security, Nashville, for appellees.


CHATTIN, Justice.

W.J. Duke, hereinafter referred to as the petitioner, was employed as a carpenter in 1947 by the Tennessee Department of Corrections and was assigned to various contractors for payroll and unemployment compensation purposes. The last contractor to which he was assigned was one of the respondents to this action, Southern Contractors, Inc.

On January 3, 1964, petitioner received a separation notice...

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