Legal Opinion

Gwin v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 23, 1981No. Appeal, No. 2115 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

John H. Gwin (Claimant) appeals to this Court from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which affirmed the decision of a referee denying unemployment compensation benefits to Claimant. The Board found that Claimant *71had been discharged for willful misconduct and, therefore, was ineligible to receive benefits under the provisions of 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). We reverse.

Claimant had been employed by GKO Enterprises (Employer)…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Frumento v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. McLean v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Holomshek v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Sweigart v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review v. CrillyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Department of Corrections v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Amador v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Partsch v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Bortz v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Hershey v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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