Murrelle v. Industrial Commission

This case arose under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Plaintiffs in error seek to reverse an award of compensation made by the circuit court of Cook county to Grace E. Murrelle, whose husband died as a result of being bitten by a dog. There is no question raised concerning the injury, or the causal connection between the injury and the death. We will therefore confine our statement of facts to those which bear on the three controverted questions, (1) was deceased an employee of Organ Brothers Company, (2) did the accident arise out of and in the course of the employment, and (3) was Grace E.…