Sharmar Nursing Home v. Industrial Commission

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Frantz.

This review stems from a workmen’s compensation award in favor of defendant in error, Mrs. Kathryn Lee McConnell. The district court affirmed the award by the Industrial Commission, and Mrs. McConnell’s employer, plaintiff in error, Sharmar Nursing Home, asserts error.

The injury for which compensation was sought occurred on November 29, 1961, when Mrs. McConnell, who was then employed as a practical nurse, was thrown against a door jam and beaten by a patient who had broken free from restraints. The injury was immedi ately reported to the employer. Mrs. McConnell…