Precision Connecting Rod Service v. Industrial Commission

The employer, Precision Connecting Rod Service, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County which upheld a decision of the Industrial Commission awarding compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act to the claimant, James Camper.

Our decisions require that we affirm the holding of the Industrial Commission unless the holding is contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence. (City of Collinsville v. Industrial Com., 36 Ill.2d 425, 428.) The question appearing here is whether the holding that appendicitis, which necessitated surgery, was related causally to an injury the…