WEAST CONSTRUCTION CO. v. INDUSTRIAL COM.

No. 57995.

102 Ill.2d 337 (1984)

466 N.E.2d 215

WEAST CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Appellee, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Steve Weast, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed June 29, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Perz & McGuire, of Chicago (Frank M. Perz and James M. Ridge, of counsel), for appellant.

Barash, Stoerzbach & Henson, of Galesburg (Burrel Barash, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment reversed; Industrial Commission confirmed.

JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal presents the single issue whether under section 8(d)(2) of the Workmen's Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 48, par. 138.8(d)(2)), petitioner, having sustained the fracture of the spinous process of a vertebra, was entitled to a minimum award of 60 weeks of compensation. An arbitrator, finding that on June 29, 1977, petitioner, Steve...

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