Geiser v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Allen L. Geiser (claimant) appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which affirmed a referee’s determination that the claimant was ineligible for unemployment compensation benefits because he was dismissed from his employment for willful misconduct.

The claimant was employed by the Oxford Atlantic Book Company (employer) in Philadelphia as a salesman and bookbinder from November of 1976 until July 21, 1978, when he was discharged for allegedly refusing to comply with the employer’s request that he count books that were brought into…