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MURPHY v. EMPLOYMENT SECURITY

No. 7743-8-III.

47 Wn. App. 252 (1987)

734 P.2d 924

LEO E. MURPHY, Appellant, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

March 17, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dean K. Knapton and Erickson & Erickson, for appellant.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and John M. Sells, Assistant, for respondent.

MUNSON, J.

Leo E. Murphy appeals the Superior Court affirmance of the Department of Employment Security denying his unemployment benefits. Mr. Murphy challenges the Commissioner's conclusion that he did not demonstrate "good cause" for leaving his employment. We reverse.

Mr. Murphy, age 50, worked for Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation for 17 years as a brickmason. On January 25, 1985, Kaiser informed him that due to a cutback in employees, his services...

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