Gallagher v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

James Gallagher (claimant), a trainman employed by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), appeals the denial of unemployment compensation benefits by the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) on the ground of willful misconduct. We affirm.

On January 31, 1976, claimant finished work at 4:30 p.m. About midnight, he returned to the SEPTA terminal to inquire whether work was available the following day and to talk with a fellow employee, John Crompton, who allegedly was assigning claimant defective buses. Claimant asked Edward McGuigan,…