Ferguson v. Industrial Commission

This is a writ of error to review the judgment and order of the circuit court of La Salle county which confirmed the action of the Industrial Commission denying compensation to the plaintiff in error for injuries sustained by his ward.

On February 11, 1944, Henry Betzer, a minor of 15 years of age, was employed by Illinois Caterers at Seneca, La Salle county, Illinois, as a truck driver at a weekly wage of $26.40. Betzer’s hours of work were from 8 :oo o’clock P.M. until 5 :oo o’clock A.M. and his duties were to drive a truck making deliveries of food to various canteens operated by the…