Moore v. Industrial Commission

On Saturday, October 6, 1962, Henry P. Lovette started to drive from Urbana, Illinois, to a construction project in Philo, Illinois, nine miles south. According to his undisputed testimony, his car was forced from the road by a cattle truck and crashed into a concrete abutment. He was seriously injured. The sole question presented on this appeal is whether the accident occurred during the course of his employment, so that his injuries are compensable under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. 111. Rev. Stat. 1961, chap. 48, pars. 138.1 to 138.28.

An arbitrator determined that Lovette was not in the…