Chobert v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

John Fitzgerald Chobert (claimant) appeals from an order by the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, which, affirming a referee’s decision, denied the claimant benefits on the ground that his unemployment was the result of his willful misconduct in his employment.1

The claimant was a sales person and stock helper for a book merchandising enterprise for about nine months, when on April 23, 1982, the store manager dismissed him.

*153The claimant applied for unemployment compensation benefits and the Office of Employment Security issued a determination finding the claimant…