Fregeau v. General Foods Corp.

PRESIDING JUSTICE McCULLOUGH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff filed a complaint in the circuit court of Kankakee County under section 19(g) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 48, par. 138.19(g)), by which he sought $13,700 in statutory interest under section 19(n) of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 48, par. 138.19(n)). Upon cross-motions for summary judgment, the circuit court awarded plaintiff the entire amount prayed for and denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Defendant appeals, contending that the court erred in granting summary…