Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 30, 1979No. Appeal, No. 2125 C.D. 1978PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
Robert J. Coleman here appeals from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review upholding a referee’s denial of benefits. The referee held that Coleman had been discharged from his employment for his willful misconduct. 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).
All of the facts were developed by Coleman’s testimony; his employer didn’t appear. Coleman was working as a tractor trailer driver for Industrial Metals for about three months. During this time, he…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Coulter v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Harmer Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Schappe v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
3Cited by21 opinions
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- Israel v. Virginia Employment CommissionCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988
- Bucher v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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