Rivers v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

At 9:35 p.m. on the evening of April 15, 1975, Reuben Hall, private investigator, entered the Monte Carlo Club. He and his partner, Frank Ford, had been investigating Robert Rivers for 8 days, and it seemed as though the Monte Carlo Club held the key to unlocking their case. Using the alias, Joseph C. Hill, Reuben Hall was introduced to Robert Rivers by “Sis,” an attractive barmaid.

Although the above scenario could be the start of a dime-store mystery, it actually represents a summary of a portion of the evidence in the record of this unemployment compensation appeal.…