Osco Drug, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

Gladys P. Keith filed an application for adjustment of claim against Oseo Drug, Inc., based upon an injury to her right arm. The arbitrator awarded compensation based on findings of temporary total incapacity and complete loss of use of the right arm. Additional testimony was presented to the Industrial Commission which affirmed as did the Winnebago County circuit court.

The employer’s principal contention on appeal is that the proof is insufficient to establish a causal connection between the claimant’s injury and the malignant tumor which developed at the point of the injury, and that the…