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PEORIA CTY. BELWOOD NURSING HOME v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

No. 3-84-0096WC.

138 Ill. App.3d 880 (1985)

487 N.E.2d 356

PEORIA COUNTY BELWOOD NURSING HOME, Appellant, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al., (Wanda J. Cagle, Appellees).

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District (Industrial Commission Division).

Rehearing denied December 31, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Nesemann, of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, of Peoria, for appellant.

John Lesaganich, of Goldfine & Bowles, P.C., of Peoria, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE BARRY delivered the opinion of the court:

• 1 The critical issue in this appeal is whether an injury sustained as the result of work-related repetitive trauma is compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act absent one precise, identifiable incident which a court may label an "accident." Based upon the purpose of the Workers' Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) (hereafter the Act) and...

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