National Ice & Fuel Co. v. Industrial Commission

Plaintiff in error, on writ of error allowed, seeks review of the judgment of the circuit court of Cook county, affirming an award of the Industrial Commission made to defendant in error, Eugene Earl, for an injury which it was held arose out of and in the course of his employment by plaintiff in error.

The facts are simple and not in dispute. On January 8, 1942, plaintiff in error, who was engaged in the coal business, employed Earl to shovel coal into the basement of a building of one of its customers. Both parties were operating under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. At the…