Wright v. Federal Wrecking Co.

On December 29, 1943 the Industrial Commission of Illinois, by its arbitrator, entered an award that Richmond Wright, a resident of Chicago, was entitled to receive from the Federal Wrecking Company, a corporation, and R. A.'Goldman, certain sums of money by virtue of the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Illinois. On October 19, 1944 the Commission ordered that the respondents pay to Wright, the sum of $2,818.74, representing the accrued compensation payments, plus $1,409.37, being a penalty of 50 per cent, or an aggregate sum of $4,228.11. On January 22, 1945 Wright filed a…