Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. Industrial Commission

Defendant in error, Roy Dixon, hereinafter referred to as the employee, was awarded compensation at the rate of $25.50 per week for a period of 42^ weeks under section 8(e) of the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1955, chap. 48, par. 138.8,) for the permanent loss of use of his right hand to the extent of 25% against plaintiff in error, the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, hereinafter referred to as the employer.

The arbitrator’s decision was affirmed and ordered to stand as the decision of the Industrial Commission. The superior court of Cook County affirmed this decision…