Lindsay v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Samuel H. Lindsay (claimant) appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) affirming the referee’s determination that Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law), Act of December 5, 1936, Second Ex. Sess., P.L. (1937) 2897, 43 P.S. §802(e), made him ineligible for benefits because he had been terminated from his employment because of willful misconduct.

The claimant had been employed for four years as a bus driver by Greyhound Company (employer) when, on May 24, 1978, he received a traffic citation for speeding. Despite his…