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UNITED ELECTRIC COAL CO. v. IND. COM.

No. 50514.

74 Ill.2d 198 (1978)

384 N.E.2d 329

UNITED ELECTRIC COAL CO., Appellant, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. — (Joseph Cole, Appellee.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 25, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry D. Noetzel & Associates, Ltd., of Peoria (J. Jay Robeson, of Springfield, of counsel), for appellant.

Westervelt, Johnson, Nicoll & Keller, of Peoria (Robert D. Jackson, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue is whether the award of the Industrial Commission, confirmed by the circuit court of Peoria County, was against the manifest weight of the evidence. The claimant, Joseph Cole, was employed by the respondent, United Electric Coal Co., for 28 years, during which time he was exposed to coal dust. From 1959 until June 1973, when he retired, he operated a "shovel," similar to a ...

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