{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"true-manufacturing-co-appellant-and-division-of-employment-security","displayName":"True Manufacturing Co., Appellant, and Division of Employment Security","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed112938:2025-05-06","opinionId":"a8e914ac-7aa4-5751-a6a8-b0a2d8ac31fb","slug":"cedric-a-jackson-respondent-v-true-manufacturing-co-appellant-and-divisio-112938","caseName":"Cedric A. Jackson, Respondent, vs. True Manufacturing Co., Appellant, and Division of Employment Security, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED112938","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2025-05-06","year":2025,"display_summary":"True Manufacturing Co. appealed a decision by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, which found Cedric A. Jackson was not disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits. The Commission affirmed the Appeals Tribunal's determination that Jackson was not discharged for misconduct. The appellate court reversed, holding that the Commission erred by ruling the employer's hearsay evidence was incompetent despite no timely objection, thereby denying the employer a fair hearing and acting in excess of its powers.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","employment-law","evidence","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"reversed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=220340","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/cedric-a-jackson-respondent-v-true-manufacturing-co-appellant-and-divisio-112938","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: employment","text: employer"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}