Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Industrial Commission

A writ of error was allowed on the petition of Sears, Roebuck & Co. to review a judgment of the circuit court of Cook county which confirmed an award of compensation by the Industrial Commission for the death of Freddie Smith in favor of his widow, Jimmie Smith, against plaintiff in error, his employer.

Smith was in the employ of Sears, Roebuck & Co. as a porter, and it is claimed that on September 17, 1925, about 7:2o o’clock in the morning, while carrying two pails of ice down-stairs, his foot slipped and he fell down about three steps, striking his back on the steps as he fell. There was no…