BAILEY v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

No. 5-84-0435WC.

137 Ill. App.3d 366 (1985)

484 N.E.2d 376

LLOYD BAILEY, Appellee, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et. al. (Consolidated Aluminum Company et al., Appellants).

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

Opinion filed September 17, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Robert W. Cadagin, Special Assistant Attorney General, of Collinsville, of counsel), for appellant Second Injury Fund.

Paul A. Guzzardo, of Calvo & Guzzardo, of Granite City, for appellee.


Order reversed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE WEBBER delivered the opinion of the court:

The basic question posed by this appeal is whether a lump-sum settlement contract entered into between a claimant and his employer is binding upon the Second Injury Fund (Fund) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 48, par. 138.8(f)) when the contract is approved by the Industrial Commission over the objection of the Fund and the contract specifically...

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