BURTIS v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

No. 2-94-1417WC.

656 N.E.2d 450 (1995)

275 Ill.App.3d 840

212 Ill.Dec. 127

Richard BURTIS, Appellant, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Cassens Transport Corporation, Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District, Industrial Commission Division.

October 5, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard O. Greenfield, Richard O. Greenfield, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Richard Burtis.

Industrial Commission of Illinois, Chairman's Office, Chicago, IL, for Industrial Commission of Illinois.

Brian D. Lassen, Koutsky, Boudreau, Lassen & Mason, Chicago, IL, for Cassens Transport Corporation.


Justice RARICK delivered the opinion of the court:

Claimant, Richard Burtis, sought benefits pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1992)) for injuries sustained in the employ of respondent, Cassens Transport Corporation (Cassens).

Burtis applied for employment and was hired at Cassen's facility in Belvidere, Illinois, on January 13, 1984, as a driver of a car-hauling truck. Burtis was trained at the Belvidere...

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