Swift & Co. v. Industrial Commission

A writ of error was allowed to Swift & Company to review a judgment of the circuit court of Cook county which affirmed a decision of the Industrial Commission awarding to Gladys Collier, widow, and Martha Collier, minor child, of Charles Collier, deceased, a partial lump-sum settlement of a compensation award allowed for the support of the widow and the education and maintenance of the daughter. The award entered by the arbitrator, which was not appealed to' the commission, fixed the compensation allowance at $16.34 a week for 272 weeks and one week to the daughter at $5.52. The partial…