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U.S. INDUSTRIES v. INDUSTRIAL COM.

No. 40969.

40 Ill.2d 469 (1968)

240 N.E.2d 637

U.S. INDUSTRIES, PRODUCTION MACHINE DIVISION, Appellant, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. — (Willard Schmidt, Appellee.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 24, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ANGERSTEIN & ANGERSTEIN, of Chicago, (THELMA BROOK SIMON, JAMES F. GORMAN, and SIDNEY Z. KARASIK, of counsel,) for appellant.

KOHLER & MERRICK, of Chicago, (VINCENT F. KOHLER and JAMES W. WOMACK, of counsel,) for appellee.

Judgment reversed; award set aside.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

This workmen's compensation case presents the sole issue of whether injuries suffered by Willard Schmidt (claimant), an employee of U.S. Industries, in an automobile accident arose out of and in the course of his employment. An arbitrator held they did not and denied compensation, the Industrial Commission reversed and its award was affirmed by the trial court. For...

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