Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Rae H. Lambert, Appellant. Isador Lubin, as Industrial Commissioner, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1955-12-23
Citations: 1 A.D.2d 722
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Claim of Rae H. Lambert, Appellant. Isador Lubin, as Industrial Commissioner, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 722–722

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Claim of Rae H. Lambert, Appellant. Isador Lubin, as Industrial Commissioner, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal by the claimant from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, which held the claimant to be ineligible to receive benefits for a period commencing October 18, 1954, on the ground that the appellant was not totally unemployed during that period. It appears that the appellant, while seeking work as a secretary and stenographer, accepted temporary employment on a commission basis as a saleswoman for a paper box company. She was to receive 6% commission on all sales consummated but she did not have an expense or drawing account. She actively engaged in soliciting orders several hours a day by personal calls, by telephone calls and by letter. During the period in question, she succeeded in obtaining only one order upon which she earned a commission of $70.93. The board correctly held that the appellant was not totally unemployed during the period during which she was engaged as a saleswoman on a commission basis. Decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board unanimously affirmed, without costs. Present — Foster, P. J., Bergan, Coon, Halpern and Zeller, JJ.