Eagle Discount Supermarket v. Industrial Commission

This workmen’s compensation case concerns the compensability of injuries sustained in a recreational activity occurring on the employer’s premises during the employee’s lunch hour. The employer, Eagle Discount Supermarket (hereinafter Eagle), appeals directly to this court under our Rule 302(a) (73 Ill. 2d R. 302(a)) from an order of the Peoria County circuit court. The only issue involved in this appeal is whether the claimant, James Day, Jr., sustained an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of his employment. The arbitrator found that he had. This finding was affirmed by the…