Wagner Castings Co. v. Industrial Commission

The claimant, Norbert Pierceall, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Macon County, reversing an award of benefits to him by the Illinois Industrial Commission (Commission) and against the employer, Wagner Castings Company. The issue on appeal is whether the decision of the Commission is against the manifest weight of the evidence.

At the arbitration hearing, claimant testified that he was 59 years of age and had worked for the employer from February 1964 until October 1, 1985. His last day at work was September 10, 1985. Initially, he worked as a laborer in the malleable foundry…