BEELMAN TRUCKING v. ILLINOIS WORKERS' COMP.

No. 106680.

909 N.E.2d 818 (2009)

233 Ill.2d 364

BEELMAN TRUCKING, Appellee, v. The ILLINOIS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION et al. (Jack G. Carson, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 21, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Glass, of Glass & Korein, LLC, East St. Louis, for appellant.

Robert N. Hendershot, of Evans & Dixon, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri, for appellee.

John W. Powers, of Cullen, Haskins, Nicholson & Menchetti, P.C., Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.


OPINION

Justice GARMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Plaintiff, Jack Carson, suffered serious injuries to his arms and legs as a result of a vehicular accident. His injuries arose out of and in the course of employment with defendant, Beelman Trucking. Carson filed a workers' compensation claim. An arbitrator awarded Carson benefits, which both the Workers' Compensation Commission and...

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