Overland Construction Co. v. Industrial Commission

The petitioner, Thomas W. Wagner, was injured when he fell into a hole while working for Overland Construction Company. Petitioner subsequently filed a claim for compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, and the Industrial Commission granted him a permanent total disability award with a 15% pension for life finding that he had sustained a total and permanent loss of use of each foot. The circuit court of Cook County affirmed the commission’s award and the employer appeals.

The employer’s principal contentions on appeal are that the testimony of Dr. Gerald Rabin, the only medical…