SCHOONOVER v. INDUSTRIAL COM.

No. 54181.

86 Ill.2d 321 (1981)

427 N.E.2d 109

JOAN ELLEN SCHOONOVER et al., Appellants, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Caterpillar Tractor Company, Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 30, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Knuppel, Grosboll, Becker & Tice, of Petersburg, for appellants.

Forrest D. Serblin, of Peoria, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Joan Ellen Schoonover filed a claim with the Industrial Commission in December 1978 to recover for the death of her husband, Kenneth, an employee of Caterpillar Tractor Company in East Peoria. The arbitrator's decision was that Schoonover had died of accidental injuries arising out of and in the course of employment, but the Industrial Commission reversed his decision. The circuit court...

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