James v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Petitioner appeals an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which reversed the referee’s decision and denied benefits to Petitioner. We reverse the Board’s order.

Petitioner was employed by Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Sears) as an electrical helper whose duties included the maintenance of batteries on fork-lift trucks. To facilitate the performance of his duties, Petitioner used his automobile to transport maintenance equipment to the buildings where the batteries were lo*232cáted. About to make service rounds one evening, Petitioner discovered that a…