Deal v. Industrial Commission

This is a direct appeal under our Rule 302(a) (58 Ill. 2d R. 302(a)) by the respondent, Edward J. Deal, d/b/a Edward J. Deal Co., from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County confirming the Industrial Commission’s award of compensation to the claimant, Ray L. Holland, an employee of the Deal Co.

The claimant was the only witness to testify before the arbitrator. He testified that he was a certified public accountant employed in the respondent’s income tax department. All of his duties were performed on the employer’s premises, a store front office, which was located on Grove Avenue in…