CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO. v. INDUSTRIAL COMM'N

No. 52748.

81 Ill.2d 416 (1980)

410 N.E.2d 850

CATERPILLAR TRACTOR COMPANY, Appellee, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Hattie B. Daugherty, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey & Stuckel, Chartered, of Peoria (David W. Stuckel, of counsel), for appellant.

Forrest D. Serblin, of Peoria, for appellee.


Judgment reversed; award reinstated.

MR. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Hattie Daugherty filed a claim under the Workmen's Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) for an injury to her right thumb which she allegedly sustained on November 21, 1974, while employed at the Caterpillar Tractor Company in East Peoria. An arbitrator held in her favor and made an award...

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