Rose v. Industrial Commission

Two employees of respondent Hyster Company were injured playing “flag football” and sought compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.). An arbitrator for the Industrial Commission awarded compensation. The Commission, however, found the injuries did not arise “out of and in the course of” employment and denied compensation. The circuit court of Vermilion County confirmed the Commission, and the employees appealed to this court under our Rule 302(a) (73 Ill. 2d R. 302(a)).

In the first of these consolidated cases, cause No. 53418, Marvin…