Decatur-Macon County Fair Ass'n v. Industrial Commission

As the majority aptly states, the finding of the circuit court that the arbitrator was biased “does not necessarily mean decedent’s death was not the result of a compensable injury” (69 Ill. 2d at 265). It is, of course, the decision of the Commission, as distinguished from that of the arbitrator, with which both the circuit court and this court are concerned. Sweitzer v. Industrial Com. (1946), 394 Ill. 141, 148; Rodriguez v. Industrial Com. (1939), 371 Ill. 590, 593.

In my opinion, not only is there substantial evidence to support the finding of the Industrial Commission, but also the…