Paganelis v. Industrial Commission

132 Ill.2d 468 (1989)

548 N.E.2d 1033

CYNTHIA PAGANELIS, Conservator of the Estate of Bennie Johnson, a Disabled Person, Appellee,

v.

THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (International Union of Operating Engineers, Locals 150, 150A, 150B, and 150C, Appellant).

No. 67975.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed December 21, 1989.

Braun, Lynch, Smith & Strobel, Ltd., of Chicago (Thomas P. Smith, of counsel), for appellant.

Frank J. Wiedner and Richard J. Leamy, Jr., of Wiedner & McAuliffe, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellee.

Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

Claimant, Cynthia Paganelis, as…