BROOKS v. INDUSTRIAL COM.

No. 53280.

84 Ill.2d 268 (1981)

418 N.E.2d 724

RUTHIE BROOKS, Appellant, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (St. Francis Hospital, Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 18, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Schmidt, of Chicago, for appellant.

Gifford, Detuno & Gifford, Ltd., of Chicago (Thomas W. Gifford, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves a claim filed under the Workmen's Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.). The arbitrator found that petitioner, Ruthie Brooks, 57 years old at the time of the hearing, failed to prove that she sustained accidental injuries arising out of and in the course of her employment or that her present condition of ill-being was caused or aggravated...

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