SWARTZ v. ILLINOIS INDUS. COM'N

No. 3-04-0800WC.

837 N.E.2d 937 (2005)

359 Ill. App.3d 1083

297 Ill.Dec. 486

Pamela SWARTZ, widow of Ernest Swartz, Deceased, Petitioner-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION (Schneider Transport, Inc.), Respondent-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Division.

Rehearing Denied November 8, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emmanuel F. Guyon, Streator, for Pamela K. Swartz, Ernest Swartz.

Jeffrey B. Huebsch, Power & Cronin, Ltd., Oak Brook, for Schneider Transport, Inc.


Presiding Justice McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:

On February 11, 2000, decedent, Ernest Swartz, suffered a cardiac event and died while working for employer, Schneider Transport, Inc. On April 13, 2000, decedent's wife, Pamela Swartz (claimant), filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1998)) seeking compensation for decedent's death. Following a hearing, the arbitrator...

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