DIRKSEN v. EMPLOYMENT APPEAL BD.

No. 90-1741.

477 N.W.2d 381 (1991)

Philip J. DIRKSEN, Appellant, v. EMPLOYMENT APPEAL BOARD; Wellborn Industries, Ltd.; and Kelly Services, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evelyn Ocheltree, Legal Services Corp. of Iowa, Mason City, for appellant.

William C. Whitten and Joe E. Smith, Employment Appeal Bd., Des Moines, for appellees.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, CARTER, NEUMAN, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

A worker who voluntarily quit his job was denied unemployment benefits. The denial was affirmed by the district court on judicial review. This appeal requires us to interpret a statute which provides that, under certain circumstances, persons who voluntarily quit can nevertheless draw benefits if they quit in order to accept other employment. We reverse and remand.

On July 27, 1989, Philip J. Dirksen, the applicant, voluntarily quit his job...

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