McCoy v. Industrial Commission

Mary McCoy, the surviving spouse of Arthur Matthews (decedent), and Irene Parker, as guardian for Anthony Hampton, appeal from the circuit court’s order confirming a decision of the Industrial Commission (Commission) denying their consolidated claims for benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 1996)) against the decedent’s employer, Ceres Terminals, Inc. (Ceres). The Commission based its denial of the claims upon its finding that it lacked jurisdiction to hear them. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the circuit court’s order and remand this cause…