GIVENS v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION

No. 3D04-96.

888 So.2d 169 (2004)

John G. GIVENS, Appellant, v. FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION, and Duct Shop Inc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

December 8, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Givens, in proper person.

Louis A. Gutierrez (Tallahassee), for Unemployment Appeals Commission.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and COPE and GREEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant was denied unemployment compensation benefits on the basis of the finding below that he had been discharged for misconduct, section 443.036(29), Florida Statutes (2004), because he obdurately refused, contrary to the direct orders of his supervisor, to operate a forklift which was a part of his job assignment. We affirm. See Citrus Central v. Detwiler, 368 So.2d 81, 83 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979)("We rule...

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