Peabody Coal Co. v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, Ned Wright, filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.). The arbitrator awarded claimant temporary total benefits. The Industrial Commission (Commission) adopted the arbitrator’s decision. The Commission’s decision was confirmed by the circuit court. The respondent, Peabody Coal Company, appeals.

Respondent raises one issue on appeal, namely, the Commission’s decision that claimant’s condition of ill being was causally related to the accidental injuries he sustained on November 4, 1987, was…