BIGGERSTAFF v. INDUSTRIAL COMM'N

No. 1-87-2693WC.

171 Ill. App.3d 845 (1988)

525 N.E.2d 1000

MARJORIE BIGGERSTAFF, Surviving Parent of John William Biggerstaff, Deceased, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Bee Hill Drilling Company, Appellee).

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

Opinion filed June 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Serkland Muelhausen, of Chicago, for appellant.

Evans & Dixon, of St. Louis, Missouri, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE CALVO delivered the opinion of the court:

Claimant, Marjorie Biggerstaff, filed an application for adjustment of claim under the Workers' Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.), alleging that her son's death arose out of and during the course of his employment with Bee Hill Drilling Company. After a hearing, the arbitrator found (1) that claimant had established that her deceased son had entered...

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