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Beelman Trucking v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 21, 2009No. 106680PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garman

Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Plaintiff, Jack Carson, suffered serious injuries to his arms and legs as a result of a vehicular accident. His injuries arose out of and in the course of employment with defendant, Beelman Trucking. Carson filed a workers’ compensation claim. An arbitrator awarded Carson benefits, which both the Workers’ Compensation Commission and the circuit court of Clinton County upheld. Beelman Trucking appealed. The appellate court reversed in part, holding that the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Daley v. Datacom Systems Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Caterpillar Tractor Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Scadron v. City of Des PlainesIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  4. General Motors Corp. v. State of Illinois Motor Vehicle Review BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Gem Electronics of Monmouth, Inc. v. Department of RevenueIllinois Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. General Motors Corp. v. PappasIllinois Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Interstate Scaffolding, Inc. v. Illinois Workers' Compensation CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Rudy v. PeopleAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
  4. Venture-Newberg Perini, Stone & Webster v. Illinois Workers' Compensation CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 2014
  5. Boyer v. Buol PropertiesAppellate Court of Illinois · 2015

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