McWilliams v. Industrial Commission

I dissent. I am of the opinion that the Industrial Commission was arbitrary in disregarding the evidence before it pertaining to the cause of McWilliams’ disability and demise and also that it was error for the Commission to base its findings in whole or in part on the report of the first medical panel.

Following his injury on July 22, McWil-liams’ physical condition continued to deteriorate and he died on March 3, 1965. The record before the Commission shows that McWilliams, age 38, was strong and healthy and had suffered no physical disability except that some years prior he had suffered a…