Wheelan Funeral Home v. Industrial Commission

Petitioner, Mary C. Wiggins, filed an application for adjustment of claim with the Industrial Commission (Commission) to recover for the death of William B. Wiggins, her husband, who died of a heart attack and who had been employed by the respondent, Wheelan Funeral Home. An arbitrator awarded compensation, the Commission affirmed that decision, and the circuit court of Rock Island County confirmed the Commission’s decision. Respondent appeals, contending that the Commission’s finding that decedent’s death arose out of and in the course of employment is against the manifest weight of the…