Hays v. Illinois Terminal Transportation Co.

The issue in this case is whether an enlisted man in the Illinois National Guard who is injured while in active service is entitled to an award under the Workmen’s Compensation act. The question is presented to this court by an appeal from the circuit court of Piatt county, which denied leave to the State of Illinois to intervene in a personal injury suit brought by plaintiffs against the Illinois Terminal Transportation Company. The circuit court held that the guardsmen are not entitled to the benefits of the Compensation act. The People have appealed.

Plaintiffs were members of the National…