Tokar v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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17 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A leave of absence is ordinarily voluntary in nature, and a claimant who voluntarily leaves work because of a ‘marital, filial or other domestic circumstances’ is ineligible for benefits by virtue of Section 402(b)(2) of the Act, 43 P.S. §802(b)(2). Therefore, if claimant had voluntarily requested a leave of absence to care for her sister, she would have been ineligible for benefits, regardless of her availability for other work. See Crumbling v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 14 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 546 , 322 A.2d 746 (1974).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Defeo v. Commonwealth

2. “The basic purpose of the statutory requirement of availability ‘is to establish that a claimant is actually and currently attached to the labor force.’ ... It is clear that a claimant is attached to the labor force so long as he is able to do some type of work and there is a reasonable opportunity for securing such work in the vicinity in which he lives. (Citations omitted.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 109 Pa. Commw. 559 - Harwood v. UN. COMP. BD. OF REV.

3. “So long as the claimant is ready, willing and able to accept some substantial and suitable work he has met the statutory requirements. ... It is sufficient if he is able to do some type of work, and there is a reasonable opportunity for securing such work in the vicinity in which he lives.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 109 Pa. Commw. 559 - Harwood v. UN. COMP. BD. OF REV.