BARNES v. SINGER CO.

No. 8723SC848.

369 S.E.2d 646 (1988)

Artie BARNES, Plaintiff, v. The SINGER COMPANY and the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 5, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Services of the Blue Ridge by Louise Ashmore, and Richard Tarrier, Boone, for petitioner-appellant.

Chief Counsel T.S. Whitaker and Staff Atty. James A. Haney, Raleigh, for respondent-appellee, Employment Sec. Comn.


COZORT, Judge.

Claimant refused to accept a job offered her by her employer after the employer moved the plant eleven miles farther from claimant's home. Claimant, who does not drive, argues that she was "forced" to quit because she was unable to arrange transportation to the new plant location. Claimant was denied unemployment compensation by the Full Commission. The Commission's decision was affirmed by the Superior Court of Wilkes County. We affirm.

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