Glenn v. McDonald's

Judge LEWIS

dissenting.

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s decision to reverse and remand and I would vote to affirm the award of the Industrial Commission. In its opinion, the majority states that the authority of the Commission is invoked at the time a voluntary settlement is submitted for approval. I agree. However, the majority’s opinion fails to address the issue of whether the Commission loses its authority to act if one of the parties withdraws its consent before the settlement agreement is approved. The answer to this question is essential to the resolution of this case because…