Netzel v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, Debra Netzel, sought benefits pursuant to the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) for injuries sustained to her back on October 12, 1978, at respondent Presbyterian Nursing Home (Home). The arbitrator determined that claimant failed to prove an employer-employee relationship existed between claimant and respondent and accordingly denied benefits. The Industrial Commission (Commission) affirmed the decision of the arbitrator. The circuit court of Cook County, however, set aside the decision of the Commission, holding that as a matter of…