SMALLWOOD v. INDUSTRIAL COM.

No. 44562.

53 Ill.2d 151 (1972)

290 N.E.2d 234

M.L. SMALLWOOD, Appellee, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. — (The City of Chicago, Appellant.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

RICHARD L. CURRY, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (WILLIAM R. QUINLAN and MARSILE J. HUGHES, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellant.

COHN, COHN & LAMBERT, of Chicago (SAMUEL L. BULLAS, PETER B. CAREY and KATHRYN S. BIGLEY, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

The Industrial Commission reversed the decision of an arbitrator and denied the claimant, Matthew Smallwood, compensation for permanent and total disability alleged to have been caused by an accident which occurred in the course of his employment by the respondent, the City of Chicago, in its Bureau of Sanitation. The circuit court of Cook...

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