Lee v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Thomas R. Lee (claimant) appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which denied him benefits after a finding that he was discharged from his employment for willful misconduct.1

*173The claimant was employed as a painter by the Mnratone Company, Inc. (employer). In December 1978 an incident occurred at a work site which led to his discharge. He claims that his discharge was actually the result of a law suit which he and other employees had instituted against the employer and he argues that the referee’s findings to the contrary were based…