PEABODY COAL CO. v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

No. 5-03-0546 WC.

813 N.E.2d 263 (2004)

349 Ill. App.3d 1023

286 Ill.Dec. 206

PEABODY COAL COMPANY, Appellant, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION, et al., (Ronald York, Appellee).

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

June 30, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin M. Hazlett, Kevin M. Hazlett, P.C., Swansea, IL, for Appellant.

Eric Kirkpatrick, Kirkpatrick Law Offices, P.C., Belleville, IL, for Appellee.


Justice HOFFMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Peabody Coal Company (Peabody) appeals from an order of the circuit court confirming a decision of the Industrial Commission (Commission), awarding the claimant, Ronald York, benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1996)). For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

The claimant filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the Act, alleging that, while...

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