PAGANELIS v. INDUSTRIAL COMM'N

No. 67975.

132 Ill.2d 468 (1989)

548 N.E.2d 1033

CYNTHIA PAGANELIS, Conservator of the Estate of Bennie Johnson, a Disabled Person, Appellee, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (International Union of Operating Engineers, Locals 150, 150A, 150B, and 150C, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed December 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Braun, Lynch, Smith & Strobel, Ltd., of Chicago (Thomas P. Smith, of counsel), for appellant.

Frank J. Wiedner and Richard J. Leamy, Jr., of Wiedner & McAuliffe, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellee.


Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

Claimant, Cynthia Paganelis, as conservator of the estate of Bennie L. Johnson, filed an application for adjustment of claim under the Workers' Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 48, pars. 138.1 through 138.30), seeking compensation for accidental injuries allegedly sustained by Johnson while an employee of the respondent, the International Union of...

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