RESS v. ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSP., INC.

No. C8-88-2208.

448 N.W.2d 519 (1989)

Randy W. RESS, Respondent, v. ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL, INC., Petitioner, Appellant, Commissioner of Jobs and Training, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

December 8, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Halagan, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Phillip I. Finkelstein, St. Paul, for Randy Ress.

Donald Notvik, Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for Com'r of Jobs & Training.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.


YETKA, Justice.

Randy Ress was fired as a registered nurse by Abbott Northwestern Hospital for allegedly exceeding the bounds of his nursing authority and for refusing to follow the orders of a physician. He was disqualified for unemployment benefits by the Department of Jobs and Training. On appeal, a referee reversed the department and awarded benefits. The commissioner reversed the referee, denying benefits; the court of appeals reversed the commissioner and awarded...

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