HOWELL TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT CO. v. INDUSTRIAL COMM'N

No. 51754.

78 Ill.2d 567 (1980)

403 N.E.2d 215

HOWELL TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT COMPANY, Appellee v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (John Henry Bauer, Jr., Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 28, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murges and Bowman, of Chicago (George J. Murges and Gerald M. Chapman, of counsel), for appellant.

Klohr, Braun, Lynch & Smith, Ltd., of Chicago (Mark A. Braun, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Claimant filed an application for adjustment of claim under the Workmen's Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.), specifying the loss of his left leg as the basis of his claim. The arbitrator found that the injury did not arise out of and in the course of claimant's employment, and denied compensation. The Industrial Commission reversed, awarding...

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