Unemployment Compensation Board of Review v. Sforza

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

Claimant-appellant was discharged from his last employment when an inspection of his accounts by his employer revealed there was a shortage of $294.47. Claimant-appellant had been warned previously about discrepancies in his accounts. His filing a claim for unemployment compensation immediately raised the issue of disqualification under Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law, Act of December 5, 1936, Second Ex. Sess., P. L. (1937) 2897, as amended, 43 P.S. §802 (e), i.e., discharge for willful misconduct.

When the employer did not appear at the…