Legal Opinion

Goodman v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 8, 1984No. Appeal, No. 1545 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law1 provides that an employe shall be ineligible for compensation for any week in which his unemployment is due to his discharge from work for willful misconduct connected with his work.

The petitioner for review of a Board of Review’s (board) decision in this ease is a claimant who was discharged from his employment as a truck driver for having been involved in two accidents, characterized by his employer and the board as preventable, within a one-month period. The question was and is that of whether the number and nature…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Kasanovich v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  2. Coulter v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Schappe v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Allen Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  5. Nyzio v. Lee Tire & Rubber Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Israel v. Virginia Employment CommissionCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988
  2. Holly v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Apple v. UNEMP. COMP. BD. OF REVIEWCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Septa v. Un. Comp. Bd. of Rev.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Colonial Taxi & Paratransit Services, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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