Crepps v. Industrial Commission

Lyell Crepps, an electrician, while installing some light fixtures in the real-estate office of James H. Martin, fell from a ladder, breaking his right leg. On a claim for compensation he received an award from the arbitrator, which, on review by the commission, was set aside on the ground that the relationship of employer and employee did not exist. The circuit court of Cook County reversed the decision of the commission and entered judgment for compensation in accordance with the award of the arbitrator. A writ of error to review this judgment has been allowed on the petition of Martin.…