Fisher Body Division v. Industrial Commission

The circuit court of Cook County confirmed a workmen’s compensation award and the employer appeals. The question is whether the finding of the Industrial Commission was against the manifest weight of evidence.

The facts are not in dispute. The claimant was employed by the Fisher Body Division of General Motors as a fork and tier truck driver. His duties were all performed within the plant or in the adjacent yard. He was assigned to the second shift, which ends at 12:3o A.M. On February 27, 1963, the day of the accident, he worked overtime, punching out about 1:3o A.M. The weather was cold,…