Swanson v. Industrial Commission

Petitioner, Anna Lou Swanson, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County confirming a decision of the Industrial Commission. The Commission denied compensation to Swanson on a claim for work-related asbestosis brought under the Workmen’s Occupational Diseases Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 48, par. 172.36 et seq.).

Petitioner was employed by respondent Johns-Manville from 1951 to 1968. Most of that time, her duties required her to go into the manufacturing area, where she was exposed to silica and asbestos.

The arbitrator found that the relationship of employee and employer…