Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Industrial Commission
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ or Error to the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. E. S. Smith, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
This is a writ of error sued out by the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company to review the judgment of the circuit court of Sangamon county„ affirming an award of the State Industrial Commission in favor of Thomas E. Clark, administrator of the estate of Thomas Clark, deceased. The circuit court has granted a certificate that the cause is a proper one to be reviewed by this court.
Several questions are raised and argued in the briefs. It is first necessary to consider and decide whether there can be a recovery in this' cause under the Illinois Workmen’s Compensation act or whether the cause is…
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