Legal Opinion

Brown Shoe Co., Inc. v. Industrial Com.

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 11, 1940No. 25564. Judgment reversed; award set asidePublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Murphy

September 20, 1935, Sherman Wickham, defendant in error, filed an application with the Industrial Commission claiming compensation for injuries alleged to have been sustained April 20, 1935, while engaged in the course of his employment for the Brown Shoe Company. The arbitrator found, as a matter of fact, that there was no evidence of notice of accident to the employer as required by section 24 of the Workmen’s Compensation act and no proof that applicant’s disablement was caused by accidental injury. The Industrial Commission, on review, heard additional evidence on the matter of notice and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gray Knox Marble Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1936
  2. Ridge Coal Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Western Shade Cloth Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1927
  4. Brown Shoe Co., Inc. v. Industrial Com.Illinois Supreme Court · 1939

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Technical Tape Corp. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Northwestern University v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Wilhelm v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
  4. ACF Industries, Inc. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
  5. Boober v. Great Northern Paper Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979

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