Pace Bus Co. v. Industrial Commission

The claimant, Malcolm C. Schusse, filed an application for adjustment of claim under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq. (now 820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (2000))), seeking benefits for injuries he is alleged to have received on December 30, 1989, while in the employ of Pace Bus Company (Pace). After a hearing, an arbitrator found that, on December 30, 1989, the claimant sustained injuries arising out of and in the course of his employment with Pace which rendered him permanently and totally disabled. The arbitrator awarded the claimant permanent…