Lakeside Architectural Metals v. Industrial Commission

The employer, Lakeside Architectural Metals, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County which confirmed a decision of the Illinois Industrial Commission (Commission) awarding benefits to the claimant, Laurie Schneider, widow of the deceased employee, Mark Schneider (Mark).

On appeal, the employer raises several contentions which can be consolidated into the following issues: whether the Commission’s decision that the accidental injuries resulting in Mark’s death arose out of and in the course of his employment was against the manifest weight of the evidence and whether the…