Dixon v. Industrial Commission

This direct appeal under our Rule 302(a) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 110A, par. 302) is from a judgment of the circuit court of McDonough County, which affirmed a decision of the Industrial Commission holding that the claimant, Bobbie Brakes, had established his claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 48, par. 138.8(a)(f)).

Bobbie Brakes was employed in Macomb by the respondent, Charles Dixon, who owns the Junction Service Station. He worked as a station attendant, and his duties included pumping gas, changing tires and doing minor repair work. On June 5, 1970, he…