KENNEY v. INDUSTRIAL COM.

No. 56082.

93 Ill.2d 516 (1983)

445 N.E.2d 305

STUART D. KENNEY, Appellant, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Rickey B. Harris et al., Appellees).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 24, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winston & Strawn, of Chicago (Frank L. Butler and Danae K. Prousis, of counsel), for appellant.

Law Offices Thomas P. Haugh, of Chicago (John H. Anderson, of counsel), for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE SIMON delivered the opinion of the court:

The principal question in this appeal by the claimant, Stuart D. Kenney, is whether the statutory three-year limitations period for claims under the Workmen's Compensation Act was tolled during the minority of one who was injured after July 1, 1975. We answer that question in the affirmative and reverse both the Industrial Commission, which...

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