COUNTY OF COOK v. INDUSTRIAL COM.

No. 48965.

68 Ill.2d 24 (1977)

368 N.E.2d 1292

THE COUNTY OF COOK, Appellant, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. — (Rosalie Rogers, Appellee.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 5, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Paul P. Biebel, Jr., Deputy State's Attorney, and Leonard N. Foster, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for appellant.

John W. Turner, of Chicago, and Goldstein, Goldberg, and Fishman, of Chicago, for appellee.


Judgment reversed; award set aside.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This workmen's compensation claim was brought by Rosalie Rogers against the County of Cook for compensation for an injury allegedly arising out of her employment in the Cook County recorder's office. On February 8, 1971, she suffered a stroke as she was arising from her desk to go to lunch. The arbitrator denied compensation;...

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