Auto-Trol Technology Corp. v. Industrial Commission

PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRY

delivered the opinion of the court:

The petitioner, Robert Gasparich, filed an application for adjustment of claim under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) for injuries he received in an accident on August 22, 1982. Following a hearing, the arbitrator found that the petitioner had sustained permanent, totally disabling injuries arising out of and in the course of his employment with the respondent, Auto-Trol Technology Corporation. The arbitrator further found that the petitioner was entitled to receive from the…