Union Colliery Co. v. Industrial Commission

On May 18, 1922, George W. Lane filed his application with the Industrial Commission for adjustment of claim, alleging that he on January 24, 1922, was employed as a track-layer by the Union Colliery Company and while carrying a rail fell over a tie, injuring his left foot and right hip. A hearing was had before an arbitrator, who denied compensation, but his decision was set aside by the Industrial Commission, which ordered the Union Colliery Company to pay Lane the sum of $14 per week for a period of forty-five weeks for temporary total incapacity for work. Upon review by the circuit court…