Legal Opinion
Freeman United Coal Mining Co. v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 29, 2008No. 4-07-0905 WC, 4-07-0907 WCPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE McCULLOUGH
delivered the opinion of the court:
On March 10, 2000, decedent, Kenneth Van Houten, filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act (820 ILCS 310/1 through 27 (West 1998)), seeking benefits from employer, Freeman United Coal Mining Company (case No. 00 — WC—13541). Decedent died on May 19, 2000. On August 2, 2000, claimant, Artis Van Houten, the surviving spouse of decedent, filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the Act, seeking benefits from employer (case No. 00 — WC—41977). Following a…
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