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SPARLING v. INDUSTRIAL COM.

No. 43253.

48 Ill.2d 332 (1971)

270 N.E.2d 411

JOAN M. SPARLING, Appellee, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. — (DEMERT & DOUGHERTY, INC., et al., Appellants.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 26, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MORRILL, KOUTSKY, KLOMANN & CHUHAK, of Chicago, (SIDNEY Z. KARASIK and ELLIS B. ROSENZWEIG, of counsel,) for appellants.

GERALD C. SNYDER, of Waukegan, (SNYDER, CLARKE, DALZIEL, HOLMQUIST & JOHNSON, of counsel,) for appellee.

Judgment reversed; decision confirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

William C. Sparling died on November 10, 1966, as the result of accidental injuries received in the course of his employment. The question presented on this appeal is whether Joan Sparling or Bette Lou Sparling is his widow and entitled to the compensation provided by section 7(a) of the Workmen's Compensation Act for the "widow * * * whom he [the employee] was...

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