Devlin Unemployment Compensation Case

Opinion by

Reno, J.,

Appellant’s claim for compensation was denied by the bureau, the referee and the board under the Unemployment Compensation Law, §402(e), 43 PS §802, which provides: “An employe shall be ineligible for compensation for any week ... (e) In which his unemployment is due to his discharge or temporary suspension from work for willful misconduct connected with his work”.

Appellant was last employed by Livingston and Co., Philadelphia, for approximately a year ending May 14, 1948, when he was discharged because of his frequent absences from work. The referee, affirmed by the board,…