KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE v. IND. COM.

No. 41100.

40 Ill.2d 160 (1968)

238 N.E.2d 593

KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE COMPANY, Appellant, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. — (Howard F. Boers, Jr., Appellee.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 21, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

SWAIN, JOHNSON & GARD, of Peoria, (TIM SWAIN II, of counsel,) for appellant.

GREENBERG, JANSSEN & BECKER, of Peoria, (JAY H. JANSSEN, of counsel,) for appellee.


Judgment reversed; award set aside.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Howard F. Boers, Jr., an employee of Keystone Steel & Wire Company, broke a leg while playing softball at a baseball diamond adjoining the plant. He filed a claim for workmen's compensation, and an award by the Industrial Commission was confirmed by the circuit court of Peoria County. The employer appeals, contending the injury did not arise out of his employment...

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