Allen Unemployment Compensation Case

Opinion by

Reno, J.,

Appellant’s claim for unemployment compensation was denied, the board finding that his discharge was due to “willful misconduct connected with his work”, within the meaning of §402(e), 43 P.S. §802, of the Unemployment Compensation Law.

Appellant was a taxi driver for the Yellow Cab Company for 21 months, during which he was involved in 8 traffic accidents,1 5 of which occurred in the last 6 months of his employment. Most were minor in degree, yet the employer incurred $555 in expenses on their account. The last was the most serious and involved further expense; a collision…