Peoria Railway Co. v. Industrial Commission

The Industrial Commission on December 16, 1917, confirmed the award of the arbitrator in favor of William Wade, who was injured in the course of his employment by plaintiff in error, the Peoria Railway Company, on January 2, 1915. Following that confirmation the plaintiff in error paid the compensation awarded, in installments, um til the total sum of $830.83 had been paid. On March 25, 1918, the commission, acting upon the petition filed by Wade on March 1, 1918, entered an order commuting the balance of the compensation to a lump sum, amounting to $1227.99. Plaintiff in error did not pay…