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· 7/7/1870

Schmertz v. Shreeve

Citations

  • 62 Pa. 457
  • 1870 Pa. LEXIS 16

How courts have described this case

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  • mere talking back to a supervisor absent abusive language is not willful misconduct for purposes of the Act
  • for a finding of willful misconduct, it is incumbent upon the employer, as the party with the burden of proof, to produce evidence to establish an infraction of his rules

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Judges: Sharswood

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