Legal Opinion
Sun Oil Co. v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 13, 1979No. Appeal, No. 2751 C.D. 1978PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Crumlish, Jr.,
Sun Oil Company on appeal disputes an order of our Unemployment Compensation Board of Review which granted benefits to Nicholas Bagley, III. The Board had rejected Sun’s argument that Bagley was ineligible for benefits because of willful misconduct.1 We affirm.
The Bureau of Employment Security2 denied Bagley benefits due to willful misconduct. A referee also denied benefits, finding that he had been fired for fighting with another employee after having struck the first blow. The referee concluded that his discharge was the natural consequence of fighting on…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Keep v. QuallmanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1887
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- Stevens v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Grace v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Mississippi Emp. SEC. v. McLane-SouthernMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- Peeples v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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