16 Pa. Commw. 637 | Pa. Commw. Ct. | 1975
Opinion by
The sole issue in this appeal of an unemployment compensation claimant, Helen G. Covell, is whether the termination of her employment came about by her voluntarily leaving, rendering her ineligible by Section 402(b) (1) of the Unemployment Compensation Law
No one appeared for the employer at the hearing. However, a letter of the employer written in response to an inquiry by the Bureau of Employment Security was submitted as evidence by the Bureau and was formally admitted into evidence by the referee without objection of appellant’s counsel. The employer asserts therein that the decision on termination was left to Ms. Covell who said “well, I think I better leave.”
We are compelled to affirm the Board of Review’s determination of ineligibility. The Board must be sustained if its findings are supported by substantial evidence. The resolution of conflicts in the evidence are for the referee and the Board. Yasgur v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 16 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 33, 328 A.2d 908 (1974); Stalc v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 13 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 131, 318 A.2d 398 (1974).
Appellant’s counsel vigorously contends and ably argues that the Board’s findings are not supported by substantial evidence because they are based solely on the employer’s letter to the Bureau. She contends that
As for the Board’s choice of evidence to accept, we note that the claimant’s version of the conversation on the crucial point of quit or discharge was somewhat equivocal, whereas the employer’s account clearly states a voluntary quit.
Affirmed.
. Act of December 5, 1936, Second Ex. Sess. P.L. (1937) 2897, as amended, 43 P.S. §802 (b).
. 43 P.S. §802 (e). There is no suggestion that wilful misconduct lead to the termination.