BETTIS v. OSCAR MAYER FOODS CORP.

No. 4-92-0741.

610 N.E.2d 1354 (1993)

242 Ill. App.3d 689

183 Ill.Dec. 110

John M. BETTIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OSCAR MAYER FOODS CORP., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided March 30, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willoughby & Latshaw, P.C., Decatur (Richard A. Hopkins, argued, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Rammelkamp, Bradney, Dahman, Kuster, Keaton, Fritsche & Lindsay, P.C., Jacksonville (Nancy Lindsay, argued, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.


Justice LUND delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff sought a workers' compensation award as a result of carpal tunnel syndrome and received an award of 15% of the loss of the use of each hand, resulting in an order of $282.25 per week for 57 weeks ($16,088.25). This was an award for permanent partial disability. The Industrial Commission (Commission) also provided that defendant should have a $6,207.04 credit under section 8(j) of the Illinois Workers' Compensation...

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