Central Illinois Public Service Co. v. Industrial Commission
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ OE Error to the Circuit Court of Coles county; the Hon. John H. Marshall, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
The only question presented by the record in this case is whether or not the accident resulting in the death of George Kilgore arose out of his employment. The facts are admitted and all other matters' conceded. The Industrial Commission awarded compensation and the circuit-court of Coles county set the same aside.
On May 26, 1917, Kilgore was in the employment of the defendant in error as chief engineer in its electric generating station and ice plant in the city of Charleston, Coles county, Illinois, and on that date a destructive tornado or cyclone swept over that city and blew down a…
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