Sutherland v. Illinois Employers Insurance Co. of Wausau

OPINION

DRAUGHN, Justice.

Appellant Claude Sutherland filed a workers’ compensation lawsuit after he fell and injured his neck and back in a work-related accident. The sole issue raised by his appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion by failing to instruct the jury that the term “disability” includes disability resulting from medical treatment instituted to cure or relieve appellant from the effects of his injury. Considering the record as a whole, we find that the trial court erred in failing to include this instruction in the jury charge. We accordingly reverse the judgment and…