Lister v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, Hubert DeLoose, filed an application for adjustment of claim under the Worker’s Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) for personal injuries which allegedly arose out of and in the course of his employment with respondent, George Lister, d/b/a Blackhawk Improvement Co. After a hearing conducted on September 15, 1982, the arbitrator awarded the claimant permanent total disability compensation of $114.08 per week for the remainder of his life (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 48, par. 138.8(f)) and $165,610.82 in reasonable and necessary medical expenses (Ill.…