Mahoney v. Industrial Commission

Docket No. 100239. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS ROBERT C. MAHONEY, Appellee, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (United Airlines, Appellant). Opinion filed January 20, 2006. JUSTICE KILBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, McMorrow, Fitzgerald, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION In this worker=s compensation case, we decide whether the site of a contract of hire is the sole determining factor for applying the Illinois Workers= Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West…