Urban v. Industrial Commission

On February 21, 1961, petitioner’s husband, Edward J. Urban, was employed by the Metal Arts Co., Inc., the respondent, as a traveling salesman. At approximately 3 :3 s P.M. on that date, Urban was traveling alone in his automobile in a northerly direction on Eden’s Expressway in Cook County when his automobile crashed into an abutment of a bridge at the Old Orchard crossing resulting in injuries causing his death. An arbitrator of the Industrial Commission, upon hearing, awarded petitioner death benefits, but the Industrial Commission reversed, finding that the decedent’s fatal injuries did…