FREEMAN UNITED COAL MIN. CO. v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

No. 4-97-0057 WC.

697 N.E.2d 934 (1998)

297 Ill. App.3d 662

232 Ill.Dec. 192

FREEMAN UNITED COAL MINING COMPANY, Appellant, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Lawrence E. Smith, Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided July 15, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Mark Schmidt, Livingstone, Mueller, O'Brien & Davlin, P.C., Springfield, for Freeman United Coal Mining Co.

Patricia L. Hayes, Hayes Law Office, Springfield, for Industrial Commission.


Justice HOLDRIDGE delivered the opinion of the court:

Lawrence Smith (claimant) filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev.Stat.1983, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq. (now 820 ILCS Ann. 305/1 et seq. (Michie 1993 & Supp.1998))) alleging that while working for Freeman United Coal Mining Company (employer) he suffered repetitive trauma injuries to his wrist and arm as a result of using a wrench...

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