Kerns v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

Claimant appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) denying him benefits under Section 402(h) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.1 The Board, affirming the referee, found that claimant was an unemployed businessman and, thus, ineligible for benefits. We agree.

The record shows that claimant was the owner of one-quarter (%) of the capital stock of Trimen Industries, a Pennsylvania corporation engaged in manufacturing. He served as Secretary-Treasurer of the corporation and as a member of the Board of Directors. Claimant worked as a…