Sroka v. Industrial Commission

This case presents for determination the amount to be awarded Joseph Sroka under the Workmen’s Compensation Act for injuries he received as an employee of Holland Coal Company. An arbitrator of the Industrial Commission made an award under section 8(d) of the act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1945, chap. 48, par. 145,) upon the ground that Sroka was partially incapacitated, permanently, from pursuing his usual and customary employment. The commission set aside this award, and awarded benefits for temporary total incapacity and, in addition, benefits under the proviso of section 8(d) which specifically…