Shirley Unemployment Compensation Case

Opinion by

Watkins, J.,

In this unemployment compensation appeal the Bureau of Employment Security, the Referee, and the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, all found that the claimant was not entitled to benefits because of willful misconduct in violation of the provisions of §402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law, 43 PS §802 (e).

The claimant, John R. Shirley, was last employed as a taxi driver by the Peoples Cab Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on a percentage basis, on May 20, 1961.

The record shows that the claimant had a history of accidents, held to be chargeable to him, for…