Zukas v. Appleton Manufacturing Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Clinton F. Irwin, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1915.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carnes
October 20,1913, appellee, Peter Zukas, a minor, was employed by appellant, Appleton Manufacturing Company, in its foundry at Batavia, Illinois, and in the course of such employment was .injured because of an explosion caused by dumping the cupola. The business was clearly within the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act of 1913 [Cal. Ill. St. Supp. 1916, 5475 (1) et seq.] and under section 2 of that Act appellant is presumed to have elected to provide and pay compensation according to its provisions.- Section 6 abolishes all common-law or statutory right to recover damages for…
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