Legal Opinion

Wm. M. McClain, Inc. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 20, 1951No. Appeal, No. 204PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

The Referee allowed unemployment compensation as claimed by the employe. This is an appeal by the employer from the order of the Board affirming the decision of the Referee.

These are the salient facts: Claimant was employed by appellant as an oyster shucker on a piecework basis. He had 15 years experience in shucking oysters and was highly efficient in his work; he opened more oysters than any of appellant’s other shuckers. In the process he cut some of the oysters thus rendering them unsaleable. The employer considered that the number of damaged, oysters was excessive and that the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Detterer Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  2. Devlin Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  3. Tronieri Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  4. D'Yantone Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Philadelphia Transportation Co. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  2. Lux Unemployment Compensation CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  3. Rieder v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Kosmalski v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Geslao v. UN. COMP. BD. OF REV.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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