Johnson v. Industrial Commission

The sole issue presented in these consolidated appeals is whether the limitations provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1965, ch. 48, par. 138.6 (c)(3)) apply to a minor employee for whom no guardian has been appointed.

Jerry Johnson was allegedly injured on May 17, 1963, when he was 17 years old, and again on January 11, 1965, when he was 18. Separate applications for compensation were filed on March 17, 1966, while he was still a minor. Those applications were dismissed by the arbitrator, that action was affirmed by the Industrial Commission and its decision was…