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DAVIS v. DEPT. OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY

No. 53263-0.

108 Wn.2d 272 (1987)

737 P.2d 1262

KAREN A. DAVIS, Appellant, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 4, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Hayden, for appellant.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Thomas L. Anderson, Assistant, for respondent.

DORE, J.

We hold that a person who voluntarily quits employment to live in a meretricious relationship is not entitled to unemployment compensation under the Employment Security Act, RCW Title 50. We affirm.

FACTS

Karen Davis quit her job with the Equifax Corporation in Tacoma, where she had been employed for 13 years, in order to move from Tacoma to Port Angeles and live with Andrew Stephens. Davis and...

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