SHELL OIL v. BROOKS

No. 44668.

88 Wn.2d 909 (1977)

567 P.2d 1132

SHELL OIL COMPANY, Appellant, v. NORWARD J. BROOKS, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

August 18, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elvidge, Veblen, Tewell, Bergmann & Taylor, by Richard J. Thorpe and John Veblen, for appellant.

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, and Michael E. Tardif, Assistant, for respondent.


UTTER, J.

The commissioner of the Department of Employment Security found there was no "stoppage of work" within the meaning of the applicable statute, RCW 50.20.090, at the Anacortes refinery of Shell Oil Company, appellant herein, when 220 employees left their jobs to strike. Unemployment benefits were then granted by the commissioner to the striking employees, which ruling was affirmed on review by the Superior Court. On appeal we find no error and affirm the Superior...

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