Byram v. Industrial Commission

Genevieve Walter, the widow of John Walter, deceased, filed with the Industrial Commission a claim for compensation, alleging that on July 6, 1926, Walter suffered accidental injuries while employed by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company and that the injuries resulted in death. The arbitrator found the jurisdictional facts to exist and awarded the petitioner, as the widow of the decedent and his sole beneficiary, $14 per week for 267-6/7 weeks. The Industrial Commission, on review, heard additional evidence and approved the arbitrator’s award. The superior court of Cook county…