Nichols v. Industrial Commission

James Nichols, a professional jockey, was injured when he was thrown from a horse during a race at the Arlington Park Race Track. As a result of the accident he suffered injuries to his back and left foot which necessitated hospitalization for six days and lengthy medical treatment. He filed with the Industrial Commission an application for adjustment of claim which named as his employers at the time of the accident the horse’s trainer, Norman A. McMasters, and its four owners, Tom Cook, Jr., Max Clark, Clark Sample, Jr., and Tom Cook. An arbitrator found “that the relationship of employee…