Legal Opinion
Swartz v. Industrial Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 4, 2005No. 3—04—0800WCPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE McCULLOUGH
delivered the opinion of the court:
On February 11, 2000, decedent, Ernest Swartz, suffered a cardiac event and died while working for employer, Schneider Transport, Inc. On April 13, 2000, decedent’s wife, Pamela Swartz (claimant), filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1998)) seeking compensation for decedent’s death. Following a hearing, the arbitrator found decedent sustained fatal injuries as the result of an accident that arose out of and in the course of his employment. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sisbro, Inc. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 2003
- Certi-Serve, Inc. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
- Parro v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
- Castaneda v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
- Boyd Electric v. DeeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- City of Springfield v. Illinois Workers' Compensation CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
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- Dukich v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Comm'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 2017
- Village of Deerfield v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Comm'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 2015
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