Kensington Steel Corp. v. Industrial Commission

This cause comes here on writ of error granted to review the judgment of the circuit court of Cook county confirming an award entered by the Industrial Commission to the defendant in error, Alfred Dalla Valla, for injuries received to his hand while in the employ of the plaintiff in error, Kensington Steel Corporation.

Dalla Valla began working for plaintiff in error on June 20, 1940, as a millwright helper and later became a truck driver. A millwright helper was an assistant to the millwright in the repair of machinery in case of breakdown. About a week before Dalla Valla was injured, one of…