HUGHES v. INDUSTRIAL COMM'N

No. 4-89-0195WC.

196 Ill. App.3d 143 (1990)

553 N.E.2d 113

BETTY ELLEN HUGHES, Appellant, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (General Electric Company, Appellee).

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

Opinion filed April 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Cornelius, of Scheele, Cornelius & Associates, Ltd., of LaGrange, for appellant.

Dukes, Martin, Helm & Ryan, Ltd., of Danville (John F. Martin, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Claimant, Betty Ellen Hughes, brought an action under the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) seeking compensation for injuries which she sustained on August 10, 1981, while working for respondent, the General Electric Company. The arbitrator awarded benefits to claimant under section 8(c) of the Act for permanent disfigurement and...

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