Edwards v. Industrial Commission

The claimant, Donald Edwards, sought workmen’s compensation for a back injury that he allegedly suffered on October 18, 1976, while employed by the respondent, Royal Packing Company. The arbitrator found that claimant is permanently, partially disabled to the extent of 2% of the man as a whole. On an appeal by claimant to the Industrial Commission, the Commission modified the decision of the arbitrator and held that claimant is not entitled to any compensation because he “failed to prove he sustained any permanent disability as a result of the accident of October 18,1976 ***.”

Claimant…