Inventory Service Corp. v. Industrial Commission

An application for an adjustment of claim was filed before the Industrial Commission for fatal injuries Wynn B. Coppenbarger (decedent) sustained which arose out of and in the course of his employment with Inventory Service Corporation (employer) in October 1968. The arbitrator entered an award on behalf of “Glenda Guetersloh [claimant], minor daughter of the decedent,” pursuant to section 7(a) of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 48, par. 138.7(a).) The Industrial Commission sustained the award, but on certiorari to the circuit court of Peoria County the award was…