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CONTRERAS v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

No. 1-98-1357 WC.

715 N.E.2d 701 (1999)

306 Ill. App.3d 1071

240 Ill.Dec. 14

Leonard CONTRERAS, Appellant, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION, et al. (City Foods, Appellee).

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

Rehearing Denied September 8, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Williams and Michael Fries for Williams & Marcus, Ltd., Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Domash for Law Office of Stuart M. Pellish, Chicago, for Appellees.

Justice RARICK delivered the opinion of the court:

Claimant, Leonard Contreras, sought benefits pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) for injuries sustained while employed by City Foods as a laborer. City Foods is a meat packing house. On August 8, 1989, Contreras was cleaning a refrigeration unit when he fell from a ladder onto a concrete floor. He was seen by Dr. Robert Sawchyn, who prescribed physical...

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