Baumann v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The greatly increased number of applications for unemployment compensation benefits caused by the stringency of the times made it inevitable that we would be presented with two appeals from two orders of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review arising out of a single employment termination. This is such a case.

The bare facts are that Peter Baumann, a custodial worker, returned to his job after a two and one-half week absence caused by nerve troubles. He worked for two and one-half hours before leaving his work and his place of employment, asserting that he was…