Huddleston v. Industrial Commission

Theodore Huddleston, while employed as a foreman by the Maury Weinzelbaum Decorating Company was severely injured when assaulted by Howard Hall, another employee, at a job site near Chicago, and Huddleston thereafter filed a claim for benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Act. The arbitrator found that Huddleston had suffered a ten percent permanent loss of the use of his right leg and awarded him the total sum of $1643.22, but, upon further hearing, the Industrial Commission set aside the award and dismissed the claim. The circuit court of Cook County, however, reversed the findings of…