LARSON v. EMPLOYMENT APPEAL BD.

No. 90-975.

474 N.W.2d 570 (1991)

Joan H. LARSON, Appellant, v. EMPLOYMENT APPEAL BOARD and Midland Equipment, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 18, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Devon Hintz-Miller of the Legal Aid Soc. of Polk County, Des Moines, for appellant.

Joe E. Smith of the Employment Appeal Bd., Des Moines, for appellee Employment Appeal Bd.

Michael J. Green and LuAnn L. Barnes of Hopkins & Huebner, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee Midland Equipment.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, SCHULTZ, LAVORATO, and NEUMAN, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

In an application for unemployment benefits the parties dispute whether the employee was discharged for misconduct. The record is clear that she could have been, but was not. We find no support for an agency finding that misconduct was the reason employment was terminated. Hence we reverse a district court affirmance of final agency action denying benefits.

There was abundant evidence that the claimant, Joan Larson, was unqualified for a secretarial...

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