SAMPSON v. INDUSTRIAL COM.

No. 39211.

33 Ill.2d 301 (1965)

211 N.E.2d 233

IRA SAMPSON, Appellant, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. — (VIKING FREIGHT COMPANY et al., Appellees.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 18, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HANAGAN & DOUSMAN, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

EVANS and DIXON, of St. Louis, Missouri, for appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole issue here is whether compensation is payable for both a skull and vertebral fracture suffered in the same accident.

The arbitrator awarded compensation for the full period of 60 weeks for the fracture of a body of a vertebra and for a like period for a fractured skull. The Industrial Commission partially reversed and awarded 60-weeks compensation for the fractured vertebra...

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