Belleville Brick & Tile Co. v. Industrial Commission

On October 26, 1917, defendant in error, Charles Sink, was employed by plaintiff in error, the Belleville Brick and Tile Company, and in wheeling clay with a wheelbarrow to a machine, clay fell on his left leg, causing an impacted fracture on the inside of the neck of the femur. He was cared for at a hospital and made application to the Industrial Board for adjustment of his claim for compensation. On a hearing before an arbitrator an award was made on September 20, 1918, of $6.75 a week for 38 weeks and one day for temporary total incapacity for work and $6.75 per week for a period of 50…