DeBolt Transfer, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

The petitioner1 appeals here from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review which granted benefits to the claimant.2 It contends that the claimant was self-employed and so was ineligible for benefits under Section 402(h) of the Unemployment Compensation Law.3.

The claimant had worked for the petitioner for 10 years as a truck driver and was laid off on November 10, 1978. He owned his own truck, which he leased to the petitioner, and he was paid on a separate basis for the use of the truck and for making deliveries. The Office of Employment Security found…