City of Springfield v. Industrial Commission

PRESIDING JUSTICE McCULLOUGH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Claimant, a police officer, was injured in a traffic accident returning to the station house after eating lunch. The Industrial Commission (Commission) awarded benefits and the circuit court confirmed the award. Respondent appeals, contending the Commission’s determination that the injury arose out of the employment is against the manifest weight of the evidence. We affirm.

The facts are not in dispute. Claimant was a sergeant with the detective bureau of the Springfield police department (department). He was assigned an unmarked…