FREEMAN UNITED COAL MINING CO. v. WORKERS' COMP. COM'N

Nos. 4-07-0905 WC, 4-07-0907 WC.

901 N.E.2d 906 (2008)

386 Ill. App.3d 779

FREEMAN UNITED COAL MINING COMPANY, Appellant, v. The WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION et al. (Alexi Giannoulias, State Treasurer and Ex Officio Custodian of the Rate Adjustment Fund, and Artis Van Houten, Widow of Kenneth Van Houten, Appellees.) Artis Van Houten, Widow of Kenneth Van Houten, Deceased, Appellant, v. The Workers' Compensation Commission et al. (Alexi Giannoulias, State Treasurer and Ex Officio Custodian of the Rate Adjustment Fund, and Freeman United Coal Mining Company, Appellees.).

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

September 29, 2008.


Presiding Justice McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:

On March 10, 2000, decedent, Kenneth Van Houten, filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act (820 ILCS 310/1 through 27 (West 1998)), seeking benefits from employer, Freeman United Coal Mining Company (case No. 00-WC-13541). Decedent died on May 19, 2000. On August 2, 2000, claimant, Artis Van Houten, the...

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