Jay Cee Warehouse, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

Applications for adjustment of claim were filed by the claimants, the widow and the children of Rubin Evans, under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.), against the respondents, Jay Cee Warehouse, Inc. (Jay Cee), Shinsho American Corporation (Shinsho), and Meyers Motor Transportation Company (Meyers). The parties stipulated that Evans’ death, which occurred while he was operating a forklift truck, arose out of and in the course of his employment. The arbitrator, after determining that an employer-employee relationship existed between Evans and Jay…