Northern Illinois Gas Co. v. Industrial Commission

Petitioners Carole Corirossi and Mitchell Corirossi, a minor, filed an application for adjustment of claim with the Industrial Commission to recover for the death of Anthony Corirossi, their husband and father, who died of a heart attack and who had been employed by respondent Northern Illinois Gas Company. An arbitrator awarded compensation, the commission affirmed that decision, and the circuit court of Winnebago County confirmed the Commission’s decision. Respondent appeals, contending that the Commission’s finding that decedent’s death arose out of and in the course of employment is…