Possanza v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Gesto Possanza (claimant) appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which affirmed a denial of unemployment compensation benefits on the grounds that he was discharged for willful misconduct.

The claimant was employed as a truck driver by Dempsey Textile Rental Services (employer) when in the course of making a delivery, on January 31, 1977, he discovered a wire lying across a road on a customer’s premises. He testified that he reported this fact to an official at the customer’s premises, but did not report it to his employer or fill…