BOARD OF EDUC. v. INDUS. COM.

No. 45891.

57 Ill.2d 307 (1974)

312 N.E.2d 227

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Appellee, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. — (Sylvia Carioscia et al., Appellants.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 29, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Salvatore J. Bongiorno and Jack L. Parrino, both of Chicago, for appellants.

Michael J. Murray, of Chicago (Richard E. Girard, John J. Dillon, and John L. Wren, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment reversed; award reinstated.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a direct appeal from a decision of the circuit court of Cook County reversing an Industrial Commission award of death benefits to the widow and minor children of Peter Carioscia.

On July 12, 1967, Peter Carioscia, who was employed as a fireman by the Board of Education of the City of Chicago, was injured when he fell from a ladder 20 feet above the ground...

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