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petitioner was promoted and transferred to Kokomo, Indiana, which
is approximately 120 miles from Bloomington. His assignment with
PSI in Kokomo began in January of 1991.
Prior to his transfer, petitioner traveled to Kokomo by car
on several occasions to look for a place to live and eventually
rented an apartment there. He moved into this apartment in late
January 1991. After his transfer was effective, and before he
moved into his apartment in Kokomo, petitioner resided with a
friend in Fishers, Indiana, for 4 weeks. Petitioner testified
that he paid his friend $100 per week, or a total of $400, for
such lodging but offered no corroborating evidence on this point.
During this same time period he spent approximately $20 per week
on groceries and a total of $60 for meals in restaurants.
There is insufficient evidence in the record to determine
whether petitioner incurred any penalty for terminating his lease
on the Bloomington apartment. In connection with the acquisition
of the apartment in Kokomo, petitioner incurred expenses for new
curtains and other furnishings.
During 1991, PSI had in effect an employee relocation
program, part of which provided financial and other assistance to
employees transferred from one company location to another.
Petitioner qualified for benefits under this program, evidenced
by a Miscellaneous Expenses Allowance Agreement entered into by
petitioner and PSI on January 7, 1991. Although not exactly
clear from the record, it appears that petitioner received
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