Myszkowski v. Industrial Commission

Petitioner, Chester Myszkowski, appeals the Cook County circuit court’s judgment which confirmed the Industrial Commission’s order denying him compensation. The sole issue presented is whether the Industrial Commission’s finding that petitioner did not sustain an injury arising out of and in the course of his employment is against the manifest weight of the evidence.

Petitioner retained a lawyer, and an application for claim was filed with the Commission on December 11, 1969. Respondent did not receive notice of this filing until February of 1970. The claim was subsequently dismissed for want…