Holthaus v. Industrial Commission

Petitioner, Judith Ann Holthaus, filed an application for adjustment of her claim under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) for gunshot injuries suffered while she was employed by the respondent City of Pana (Pana). An arbitrator, denying benefits, found that Holthaus had not proved that her injuries arose out of and in the course of her employment. In a split decision, the Industrial Commission confirmed the decision of the arbitrator and adopted the arbitrator’s findings as the findings of the Commission. One commissioner filed a written dissent.…