Holiday Inns of America v. Industrial Commission

The sole issue presented by this Workmen’s Compensation case is whether an award of compensation by the arbitrator, affirmed by the Industrial Commission and confirmed by the circuit court is contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence.

No useful purpose would be served by a detailed recitation of the factual situation. Suffice it to say that it is undisputed that claimant Dorothy B. Wood was employed by Holiday Inns of America as a chief telephone operator, and that on June 9, 1966, she tripped over an adding machine cord in the office and “flew” across the room, striking her left side…