Bechtel Group, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

PRESIDING JUSTICE McCULLOUGH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent employer Bechtel Group, Inc., appeals from an order of the circuit court of Du Page County confirming the decision of the Industrial Commission (Commission) finding claimant Kenneth Pacholek had sustained an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of his employment on July 20, 1995. The arbitrator found that claimant failed to prove he sustained an injury arising out of and in the course of his employment.

Although the parties did not address the question of this court’s jurisdiction in their briefs, they were…