Minnesota Supreme Court, 1984

Hamilton v. International Dairy Queen, Inc.

Hamilton v. International Dairy Queen, Inc.
Minnesota Supreme Court · Decided March 30, 1984 · Scott, Peterson, Amdahl, Kelley, Coyne
346 N.W.2d 138; 1984 Minn. LEXIS 1301 (North Western Reporter, Second Series)

Hamilton v. International Dairy Queen, Inc.

Dissenting Opinion

KELLEY, Justice

(dissenting).

I join the dissent of Justice Peterson for the reasons stated by him in his dissent in Windsperger v. Broadway Liquor Outlet.

Dissenting Opinion

COYNE, Justice

(dissenting).

I join in the dissent of Justice Peterson for the reasons stated by him in his dissent in Windsperger v. Broadway Liquor Outlet.

Opinion of the Court

SCOTT, Justice.

The representative of the Commissioner of the State of Minnesota Department of Economic Security found that the employee “was discharged for reasons amounting to misconduct under the Minnesota Employment Service Law.” He was then disqualified as a recipient of unemployment compensation benefits.

We reverse that determination, based upon our decision in Windsperger v. Broadway Liquor Outlet, 346 N.W.2d 142, filed contemporaneously with this decision. The reasoning of that case precludes the denial of said benefits to this employee.

Reversed.

Dissenting Opinion

PETERSON, Justice

(dissenting).

I respectfully dissent for the reasons stated in my dissent in Windsperger, in which is included' a discussion of this case.

Dissenting Opinion

AMDAHL, Chief Justice

(dissenting).

I agree with the dissent of Justice Peterson as expressed in Windsperger so far as it relates to Hamilton, but I do not agree so far as it relates to Windsperger.

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