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BAGGETT v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

No. 90385.

775 N.E.2d 908 (2002)

201 Ill.2d 187

266 Ill.Dec. 836

Darwin BAGGETT, Appellant, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Marion Community School District No. 2, Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Dissenting Opinions Upon Denial of Rehearing August 29, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Howerton, of Howerton, Dorris, Stone & Phelps, Marion, for appellant.

Nyhan, Pfister, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry, P.C., Chicago (Harry E. Kinzie III and Bruce D. Crofts, of counsel), for appellee.

Justice KILBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

This case requires us to examine the elements of proof necessary to establish a viable workers' compensation claim for a physical injury induced by job-related stress. Claimant, Darwin Baggett, filed a claim alleging that workplace stress caused him to suffer a heart attack, leading to extensive brain damage. While the arbitrator found in Baggett's favor, the Industrial Commission (Commission) rejected his claim...

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