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ÐCommissioner€of€the€Tennessee€€€)ÌDepartment€of€Employment€€€€€€€€)ÌSecurity€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€and€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌWAL„MART€STORES,€INC.,€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendants„Appellees€€)ÌÌÌÌÌLEE€ANN€SWARM,€Knoxville€Legal€Aid€Society,€Inc.,€for€œAppellantñ1ñ.ñ1ñ›ÌÌÌJOHN€KNOX€WALKUP,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€and€DOUGLAS€EARLÏDIAMOND,€Assistant€Attorney€General,€for€the€œappelleeñ2ñ,ñ2ññ3ñ›€Theñ3ñ›€CommissionerÏof€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Employment€Security.ÌÌÌFREDERICK€W.€HODGE,€Nashville,€for€appellee,€Wal„Mart€Stores,€Inc.ÌÌÐ ¨/ð#.ç ÐÓÓà@àà$ìàòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóˆÐ ¸  ÐÌà€ˆˆ?(#àMcMurray,€J.ˆÌÌà  àThis€is€an€appeal€from€the€denial€of€unemployment€compensationÏbenefits.€€Through€the€entire€procedure,€including€an€appeal€to€theÏChancery€Court€for€Knox€County,€the€appellant€has€been€deniedÏœunemployment€compensation›€benefits€œbecause›€he€had€been€guilty€ofÏmisconduct€arising€out€of€the€scope€and€course€of€him€employmentÏœand›€T.C.A.€ðð€œ50„7„303(a)(2)€bars€him€from€recovery€of€unemploymentÏcompensation€benefits.›€€We€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€ChanceryÏCourt€and€remand€this€case€to€the€trial€court€for€entry€of€an€orderÏawarding€unemployment€benefits€as€provided€by€law.ÌÌà  àOn€September€1,€1995,€the€appellant€began€his€employment€atÏWal„Mart.€€œBefore›€his€employment€at€Wal„Mart,€the€appellant€hadÏbeen€arrested€and€charged€with€assault,€vandalism€and€wire€tapping.€ÏAt€the€time€of€his€initial€employment€with€Wal„Mart€the€chargesÏwere€still€pending.€€On€his€application€for€employment,€theÏappellant€was€asked€whether€he€had€been€convicted€of€a€felony€orÏany€type€of€theft€or€fraud.€€He€responded€truthfully€that€he€hadÏnot€because€at€that€time,€as€noted,€the€charges€were€still€pending.Ïœñ4ñÔ& ° Ôñ4ñThe€employment€application€contained€no€question€regarding€arrests.›ÏTherefore,€the€appellant€did€not€falsify€his€employment€applica…¼tion.ñ4ñÔ'°.üÔñ4ñÌÌà  àWhen€he€first€went€to€work€at€Wal„Mart,€he€worked€as€aÏstockman.€€He€was€later€transferred€to€courtesy€patrol€in€theÏparking€lot.€€On€July€15,€1996,€the€appellant€was€placed€on€aÐ x7À+8 Ðjudicial€diversion€for€the€pending€charges.€€The€appellant€did€notÏadvise€Wal„Mart€of€the€judicial€diversion.€€Wal„Mart€learned€of€theÏjudicial€diversion€through€other€sources€and€terminated€theÏappellant's€employment.€€Wal„Mart€concedes€that€it€has€no€policyÏœthat›€would€have€required€the€appellant€to€report€the€judicialÏdiversion€to€Wal„Mart.€€The€closest€thing€to€a€policy€regarding€theÏsubject€matter€is€found€in€the€testimony€of€Mr.€Lewis€œBlockton›,€aÏsupervisor€at€Wal„Mart.€€He€testified€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8  àà ` àMR.€œBLOCKTON›:€€Oh,€violation€of€policy€as€far€as€anÏarrested€associate.€€He€was€„€he€wasn't€arrested,€butÏaccording€to€our€policy,€if€once€they€plead€guilty€toÏcharges€or€„€or€pleads€no€contest€or€is€found€guilty€of€„Ïof€any€charges€and€our€„€our€Wal„Mart€is€saying€that,Ïhey,€if€the€guy€is€out€there€guarding€other€people's€safeÏbeing€and€property,€and€he€just€œpleded›€(sic)€guilty€toÏthese€charges€„€you€know€„€how€can€he€stop€someone€else?Ð Ð Ð  ÐÌÓÓÌà  àT.C.A.€ðð€50„7„303(a)(2)€provides€as€follows:Ìâ âÐ è50*- ÐÓÓà8  à(a)€€Disqualifying€Events.€€A€claimant€shall€be€disquali…¼â âfied€for€œbenefits:Ð Ð Ð  Л€Ìà8  àà0` Ð Ð à(2)€If€the€commissioner€finds€that€a€claimant€hasÏbeen€discharged€from€such€claimant's€most€recentÏwork€for€misconduct€connected€with€such€claimant'sÏwork,€such€disqualification€shall€be€for€the€dura…¼tion€of€the€ensuing€period€of€unemployment€andÏuntil€such€claimant€has€secured€subsequent€employ…¼ment€covered€by€an€unemployment€compensation€law€ofÏthis€state,€or€another€state,€or€of€the€UnitedÏStates,€and€was€paid€wages€thereby€ten€(10)€timesÏsuch€claimant's€weekly€benefit€amount;Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ЀÌÓÓÌà  àSince€the€incidents€œthat›€resulted€in€the€termination€of€theÏappellant€occurred€œbefore›€his€employment€with€Wal„Mart;€he€did€notÏfalsify€his€employment€application€nor€violate€any€company€policy,Ïwe€are€of€the€opinion€that€the€arrest€and€subsequent€judicialÏdiversion€are€not€connected€with€the€appellant's€work€within€theÏmeaning€of€the€above€quoted€statute.ÌÌà  àWhile€the€circumstances€may€be€such€as€to€make€the€appellantÏunsuitable€for€the€particular€work€œñ0ñwhichñ0ññ0ñthatñ0ñ›€he€was€doing€for€Wal„Mart,Ïi.e.,€security,€œñ-ñthey€doñ-ññ.ññ-ñ€ñ-ññ.ññ-ñ›it€isñ-ñ›€œnotñ/ñ€constituteñ/ñ›€grounds€for€denial€ofÏunemployment€benefits.€€In€òòCherry€v.€Suburban€ManufacturingÐ x-À!$ ÐCompanyóó,€745€S.W.2d€273,€our€Supreme€Court€made€the€followingÐ X/ #& Ðobservation:ÌÌÓÓà8  àà ` àIt€has€long€been€settled€in€this€state,€however,Ïthat€a€justifiable€discharge€is€not,€in€and€of€itself,Ï"misconduct€connected€with€his€work"€so€as€to€disqualifyÏan€employee€under€the€statute.€The€quoted€phrase€is€aÐ È7,/ Ðvery€general€one,€and€each€case€must€be€determined€inÏlight€of€all€of€the€facts€and€circumstances€attendantÏupon€the€employee's€termination.€At€a€minimum,€however,Ïthe€cases€are€clear€that€the€burden€of€proving€a€disqual…¼ification€is€on€the€employer;€and€in€order€to€establishÏa€disqualification€there€must€be€shown€a€material€breachÏof€some€duty€which€the€employee€owes€to€the€employer.€SeeÏgenerally,€òòWeaver€v.€Wallaceóó,€565€S.W.2d€867,€870€(Tenn.Ð H Ð1978),€where€the€Court€said:Ð Ð Ð  ЀÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð à€€€"Unless€the€employee's€wrongdoing€violates€aÏduty€owed€to€the€employer,€it€cannot€amount€to€thatÏ'misconduct€connected€with€his€work€'€which€servesÏto€disqualify€him€to€receive€unemployment€insuranceÏbenefits,€although€it€may€fully€justify€the€em…¼ployer€in€discharging€him."Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌòòIdóó.€at€page€275.Ð ¨ð ÐÌÓÓÌà  àWe€find€that€there€was€no€misconduct€on€the€part€of€theÏappellant€(as€that€term€is€used€in€T.C.A.€ðð€50„7„303(a)(2))€whichÏwould€disqualify€him€from€receiving€unemployment€compensationÏbenefits.€€Accordingly,€we€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€trial€courtÏand€remand€this€case€for€entry€of€an€order€awarding€unemploymentÏcompensation€benefits€in€accordance€with€prevailing€law.€€Costs€areÏtaxed€to€the€appellees.ÌÌÓÓà€ÀÀ((#à___________________________________ˆÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€JudgeÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌœñ6ñÌñ6ñ›Ì____________________________________ÌCharles€D.€Susano,€Jr.,€œJudgeñ5ñÐ È7,/ Ðñ5ñ›Ð  Ø6 +. ÐÑ  ÑÑ7€ü!XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  Ñ€€€à@ˆˆìàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSˆÐ ¸  Ðà@$ìàAT€KNOXVILLEˆÌÌÌÌÌCURTIS€G.€MAYES,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àKNOX€CHANCERYÐ X  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)€€C.€A.€NO.€03A01„9801„CH„00032Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellant€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àHON.€FREDERICK€D.€McDONALDÐ ø@  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à  àCHANCELLORÐ è0  Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌMARGARET€C.€CULPEPPER,€€€€€€€€€€)à  àREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDÐ ¸ ÐCommissioner€of€the€Tennessee€€€)ÌDepartment€of€Employment€€€€€€€€)ÌSecurity€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€and€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌWAL„MART€STORES,€INC.,€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendants„Appellees€€)ÌÌÔ‡ Xü!XXXü!ÔÌà@  &ìàò òòòJUDGMENTóóó óˆÐ ø%@ ÐÌÓÓà  àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€theÏChancery€Court€of€Knox€County,€briefs€and€argument€of€counsel.€ÏUpon€consideration€thereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinion€that€thereÏwas€reversible€error€in€the€trial€court.Ô#†Xü!XX Xü!‘&#ÔÐ x-À!$ Ðà  àWe€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€and€remand€thisÏcase€for€entry€of€an€order€awarding€unemployment€compensationÏbenefits€in€accordance€with€prevailing€law.€€Costs€are€taxed€to€theÏappellees.ÌÓÓÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à€€€€€PER€CURIAMÌ