Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Industrial Commission

This is a Workmen’s Compensation Act case. The question for decision is whether the award of the Commission in favor of the employee, Dorene Vires, is contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence. The issues litigated were whether the employee sustained an injury arising out of and in the course of her employment, and whether the employer had the notice required by law.

Claimant, Dorene Vires, obtained an award for temporary total disability on her claim against respondent, Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, from the Industrial Commission. The circuit court of Peoria County reversed the…