Legal Opinion

Litchfield Healthcare Center v. Industrial Commission

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 9, 2004No. 5-03-0632 WCPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hoffman

Litchfield Healthcare Center (Litchfield) appeals from an order of the circuit court reversing a decision of the Industrial Commission (Commission), denying the claimant, Gretchen Newingham, benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 2000)). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

The following factual recitation is taken from the evidence adduced at the arbitration hearing.

Litchfield operates a residential health care facility in a two-story building located at 1285 Union Street in Litchfield, Illinois. It is the sole occupant of the building, which is…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Caterpillar Tractor Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
  2. O'Dette v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Caterpillar, Inc. v. Industrial CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  4. Scheffler Greenhouses, Inc. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. University of Illinois v. Industrial CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006
  2. Brais v. The Illinois Workers' Compensation CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 2014
  3. Lawson v. Schmitt Boulder Hill, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  4. Lawson v. Schmitt Boulder Hill, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  5. Litchfield Healthcare Center v. Industrial CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004

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