Sterling Steel Casting Co. v. Industrial Commission

In July 1975, George W. Godare injured his back while working for Sterling Steel Casting Company. An arbitrator for the Industrial Commission awarded him workmen’s compensation for total and permanent disability. The award was affirmed by the Industrial Commission and confirmed by the circuit court of St. Clair County. This appeal to this court by Sterling Steel was taken under Rule 302(a) (58 Ill. 2d R. 302(a)).

Two issues are posed by this appeal: whether the total and permanent disability award is against the manifest weight of the evidence, and whether the claimant’s proof was sufficient…