Perry v. Industrial Commission

The claimant, Elmer Perry, has appealed under our Rule 302(a) (58 Ill. 2d R. 302(a)) from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County which confirmed the Industrial Commission’s decision denying his claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.). An arbitrator for the Commission found that the claimant had sustained accidental injuries while working for the respondent, LTD., Inc., but that he had failed to prove that he had incurred any disability from these injuries that would entitle him to an award. The Commission affirmed these findings.

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