Borough of Tyrone v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

This is an appeal by the Borough of Tyrone (borough) from a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) awarding benefits to claimant following his discharge from the Tyrone Police Department. We affirm.

Claimant had been employed by the borough as a patrolman since May 1, 1972. Based on charges made by the chief of police that claimant had been observed sleeping on duty, the borough council converted an earlier suspension into a formal dismissal on February 12, 1979. The Bureau of Employment Security1 found claimant ineligible for benefits…