Lee v. State

On August 13, 1938, the claimant, who was then employed as a janitor and orderly by the State of Illinois at the 122nd Field Artillery Armory at Chicago, fell down an elevator shaft from the first floor of the Armory Building to the basement. He sustained a skull fracture, fracture of the right wrist, bruises and lacerations. Claimant and respondent were operating under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act of this State, and the accident arose out of and in the course of the employment.

At the time of the accident, claimant’s earnings were $100.00 per month. All medical, surgical,…