Energy Erectors, Ltd. v. Industrial Commission

PRESIDING JUSTICE McCULLOUGH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following the death of John R. DeLong, the petitioner, Mary Lee DeLong, brought a claim for workers’ compensation. The arbitrator rendered a decision in favor of the respondent, ruling that Illinois had no jurisdiction over the claim. The Industrial Commission (Commission) reversed the arbitrator’s decision, finding that it had jurisdiction to hear the claim. The circuit court reversed the Commission’s decision. The petitioner appeals. We affirm.

The sole issue to be decided is whether the contract of employment occurred in…