Banner Tailoring Co. v. Industrial Commission

The Banner Tailoring Company and the Bankers Indemnity Insurance Company were granted this writ of error to the circuit court of Cook county to review a judgment of that court confirming an award of the Industrial Commission, which in itself had confirmed an award of an arbitrator allowing compensation at the rate of $15 per week for 296 weeks and one week at $10, as provided by paragraph (a) of section 7 of the Workmen’s Compensation act, to Jessie Hofeld, the widow of Felix S. Hofeld. It was contended that his death was caused by an accident arising out of and in the course of his…