Session v. Industrial Commission

PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

The circuit court reversed a decision of the Industrial Commission which had concluded that the employee, Jerry G. Session, had failed to prove a causal connection between the carpal tunnel syndrome of his right hand and his accident in the Hiram Walker & Sons plant on September 12, 1979. The decision of the arbitrator awarding compensation and medical expenses based on the carpal tunnel syndrome was reinstated by the circuit court. The employer appeals.

Claimant was employed as a checker in the company’s shipping department. His…