International Harvester Co. v. Industrial Commission

International Harvester Company (Harvester) has appealed from an order of the circuit court of Rock Island County which affirmed the decision of the Industrial Commission awarding compensation to Russell Dinwiddie.

Dinwiddie’s claim was originally brought against his employer, Harvester, under the Workmen’s Occupational Diseases Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1959, ch. 48, par. 172.36 et seq.), but on review by the Industrial Commission of an arbitrator’s award, he filed an amended application for adjustment of claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1959, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et…