KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE CO. v. IND. COM.

No. 50138.

71 Ill.2d 454 (1978)

377 N.E.2d 1016

KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE CO., Appellee, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. — (Mable F. Bitner, Appellant.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 16, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Strodel & Kingery, Assoc., of Peoria (Arthur R. Kingery and Edward R. Durree, of counsel), for appellant.

Tim Swain and Gregory S. Bell, of Swain, Johnson & Gard, of Peoria, for appellee.


Judgment reversed; award reinstated.

MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

The circuit court of Peoria County set aside the award of the Industrial Commission in this case, on the ground that the Industrial Commission's finding of a causal connection between the death of claimant's decedent, Archie Bitner, and Bitner's employment was against the manifest weight of the evidence. We disagree, and accordingly we reverse the judgment of the circuit...

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