McDonnell Unemployment Compensation Case

Opinion bt

Boss, J.,

In this unemployment compensation case, the only question is whether the claimant, John J. McDonnell, filed a timely appeal from the decision of the bureau refusing benefits to him.

McDonnell was last employed by Koppers Company of Pittsburgh, his last day of work being April 29, 1952. He applied for benefits which the bureau refused on June 4,1952, on the ground that he had voluntarily quit his employment with Koppers. His appeal to the referee was dismissed on the ground that it was not timely and that consequently the referee was without jurisdiction to hear the appeal.…