VILLAGE OF OREANA v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

No. 4-96-0202WC.

682 N.E.2d 1158 (1997)

289 Ill. App.3d 845

225 Ill.Dec. 81

The VILLAGE OF OREANA, Appellant, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Tommy Gephart, Appellee).

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

Decided June 30, 1997.

Rehearing Denied August 20, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Knell, John F. Kamin, Quinn, Johnston, Henderson & Preterms, Chtd., Peoria, for Village of Oreana.

Richard G. Leiser, Warren E. Danz, P.C., Peoria, for Tommy Gephart.


Justice RAKOWSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

Claimant, Tommy Gephart, filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1994)) for injuries to his back that he sustained on January 22, 1993, while working for the Village of Oreana (employer). The arbitrator found that claimant failed to prove a causal connection between the condition that necessitated surgery and his accident on January...

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