Yellow Cab Co. v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, James L. Jones, filed a claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act for accidental injuries sustained while driving a Yellow cab on November 7, 1975. An arbitrator found that the relationship of employee and employer existed between claimant and respondent Yellow Cab Company at the time of the accident. The arbitrator awarded Jones 464/y weeks of temporary total disability, permanent partial disability to the extent of 20% of the whole person, and medical payments. The Industrial Commission, with one dissent, affirmed the existence of an employer-employee relationship and reduced the…