Legal Opinion

Bloomington, Decatur & Champaign Railroad v. Industrial Board

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 21, 1916No. 10906PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Macon county; the Hon. William K. Whitfield, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cooke

Lawrence E. Parks made claim for compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation act for an injury received August 17, 1914, while in the employ of the Bloomington, Decatur and Champaign Railroad Company. A committee of arbitration was appointed and a hearing was had July 3, 1915. The committee of arbitration, after hearing the evidence, rendered its decision on that date awarding Parks compensation at the rate of $5.08 per week for a period of eight weeks from August 25, 1914, or a total of $40.64. The decision and award of the committee of arbitration were, in part, as follows: The committee…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Simpson Construction Co. v. Industrial BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1916

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Plano Foundry Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1934
  2. United States Casualty Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
  3. Pedlow v. Swartz Electric Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1918
  4. Stromberg Motor Device Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1922
  5. Vonnegut Hardware Co. v. RoseIndiana Court of Appeals · 1918

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