MURDOCK v. FELIX'S RESTAURANT, INC.

No. 99-CA-0053.

743 So.2d 716 (1999)

Jane MURDOCK v. FELIX'S RESTAURANT, INC. and Gary J. Forrester, Secretary of Labor.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

June 2, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geoffrey J. Murphy, Robert E. McKnight, Jr., Murphy & McKnight, L.L.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Darlene S. Ransome, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee (Felix's Restaurant, Inc.)

J. Jerome Burden, Department of Labor, Office of Employment Security, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee (Department of Labor).

Court composed of Judge WILLIAM H. BYRNES III, Judge MOON LANDRIEU, Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY.


KIRBY, Judge.

Claimant-appellant Jane Murdock was employed as a waitress by appellee Felix's Restaurant from November 8, 1996 to April 6, 1997, the date on which she was fired. Murdock subsequently sought unemployment benefits; the Office of Employment Security initially determined that she was eligible to collect those benefits. Felix's appealed. At the appeal hearing, Felix's argued that Murdock's behavior on the night before her termination disqualified her for...

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