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CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO. v. INDUS. COM.

No. 39045.

33 Ill.2d 78 (1965)

210 N.E.2d 215

CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO., Appellant, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. — (RALPH TAYLOR, Appellee.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 27, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MILLER, WESTERVELT & JOHNSON, of Peoria, (DAVID A. NICOLL, of counsel,) for appellant.

J. MICHAEL MADDA, of Chicago, (CHARLES WOLFF, of counsel,) for appellee.

DOUGLAS F. STEVENSON, of Chicago, (STEVENSON, CONAGHAN, HACKBERT, ROOKS AND PITTS, and NELSON, BOODELL, FOSTER, SUGRUE & CROWLEY, of counsel,) for amici curiae Illinois Manufacturers Association et al.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Caterpillar Tractor Company appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Will County confirming an award of workmen's compensation to Ralph Taylor, an employee. The sole question is whether the claim was barred by the period of limitation prescribed in the Workmen's Compensation Act.

The injury was sustained on September 23, 1957, when small pieces of steel flew into...

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