COUNTY OF COOK v. INDUSTRIAL COM.

No. 1-86-0413WC.

160 Ill. App.3d 825 (1987)

513 N.E.2d 870

THE COUNTY OF COOK, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Marty William Witcoff, Appellee and Cross-Appellant).

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

Opinion filed August 26, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ivan M. Rittenberg, of Rittenberg & Buffin, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Dennis J. DePrato, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves a cross-appeal from an order of the Commission, confirmed by the circuit court, denying additional penalties and attorney fees under sections 19(k) and 16 of the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 48, pars. 138.19(k), 138.16). The underlying appeal by the employer from the Commission order...

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