Illinois Institute of Technology v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, Levo lia L. Logan, sought an award of workmen’s compensation for injuries purportedly arising out of and in the course of her deceased husband’s employment at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). The arbitrator granted the award, and the decision was sustained by the Industrial Commission. On certiorari to the circuit court of Cook County the Commission’s decision was set aside as contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence, and claimant appeals to this court (50 Ill.2d R. 302(a)), principally contending that the circuit court’s evidentiary evaluation was erroneous.

Claiman…