Powers Storage Co. v. Industrial Commission

The circuit court of Cook county confirmed an award of the Industrial Commission on account of an accidental injury in favor of Peter Ballauer of $3750, a pension of $25 a month for life and $81 for medical services, and the employer, the Powers Storage Company, prosecutes this writ of error to reverse the judgment of confirmation.

The occurrence which was the basis of the award happened on May 9, 1928, when Ballauer, while engaged in the work of his employer, suffered a stroke of paralysis. He fell on the cement floor of the room in which he was working, his head striking the floor. He was…