HAMILTON v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

No. 93251.

785 N.E.2d 839 (2003)

203 Ill.2d 250

271 Ill.Dec. 645

Terry HAMILTON, Appellant, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (American National Can Company, Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

February 6, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meachum & Martin, Danville (John F. Martin, of counsel), for appellant.

Roddy, Leahy, Guill & Zima, Ltd., Chicago (Robert J. Doherty, Jr., of counsel), for appellee.


Justice FITZGERALD delivered the opinion of the court:

Terry Hamilton appeals the decision of the appellate court's Industrial Commission Division in favor of his former employer, American National Can Company (American Can). The issue in this case is whether a former employer is liable to pay compensation under the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act (the Act) (820 ILCS 310/1 et seq. (West 2000)), for an employee's exposure to an occupational disease hazard...

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