Henson Robinson Co. v. Industrial Commission

This case is here on writ of error granted by this court to review the judgment of the circuit court of Sangamon county. The facts are not in dispute. We will, therefore, recite only such facts as bear upon the controverted questions in the case.

While in the employ of Henson Robinson Company, George T. Solomon, the father of five children, was seriously injured on January 17, 1940, when a truck owned by the Henson Robinson Company in which he was riding was struck by an Illinois Central Railroad train. Suit was instituted against the Illinois Central in behalf of Solomon in the circuit court…