A.O. SMITH CORP. v. INDUS. COM.

No. 49036.

69 Ill.2d 240 (1977)

371 N.E.2d 607

A.O. SMITH CORPORATION, Appellee, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. — (William Grant Akers, Appellant.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 26, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold A. Katz, Irving M. Friedman, Jerome Schur, Warren E. Eagle and Thomas R. Lichten, of Chicago (Katz & Friedman, of counsel), for appellant.

Eric Robertson, of Lueders, Robertson & Konzen, of Granite City, for appellee.


Judgment reversed; award reinstated.

MR. JUSTICE DOOLEY delivered the opinion of the court:

In this workmen's compensation case the Industrial Commission found that the claimant had sustained an actual injury resulting in permanent and complete loss of both testicles. The circuit court of Madison County set aside the award.

It appears that on September 24, 1973, while leaning over a table approximately 30...

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