Pryor v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, Bob G. Pryor, sought worker’s compensation benefits following an alleged accident while working for respondent Rockwell International. An arbitrator awarded $219.74 per week for 236/v weeks as temporary total disability benefits, plus $7,829 for medical expenses. The Industrial Commission (Commission), with one member dissenting, reversed the arbitrator’s decision, finding no award should be made because claimant failed to prove he sustained accidental injuries arising out of and in the course of his employment. The circuit court of Marion County reversed, finding the Commission’s…