INST. OF TECH. RES. v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

No. 1-99-1474 WC.

731 N.E.2d 795 (2000)

314 Ill. App.3d 149

247 Ill.Dec. 22

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Catherine Kaufman, Widow, Lester A. Bonaguro, Appellant and Cross-Appellee).

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

Rehearing Denied June 26, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Scanlon; Martin J. Healy & Associates, Chicago, for Appellants.

Matthew B. Schiff, Bridget A. Neuson and Linda C. Kramer; Schiff & Hulbert, Chicago, for Appellees.


Justice RAKOWSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

Thomas Kaufman (decedent) was killed by a stray bullet while working for Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute (employer). His widow, Catherine Kaufman (claimant), filed an application for adjustment of claim for death benefits pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act (the Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1998)). The arbitrator concluded that claimant...

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