Courson v. Industrial Commission

On May 21, 1975, the only policeman in the city of Mt. Pulaski was injured when a suspect he was pursuing backed a car into him. He did not file a claim for workmen’s compensation for his injuries until June 1979. In this appeal we must decide whether the Industrial Commission’s determination that the claim was not timely filed was proper.

While on patrol on the day of the accident the claimant, Frank Courson, noticed a vehicle driving erratically around the town square in an apparent attempt to run over some youths. Courson gave chase, and when he eventually succeeded in blocking the…