Ervin v. Industrial Commission

This court granted a writ of error to review the judgment of the circuit court of Williamson county denying compensation to the widow and minor child of Raymond Ervin, deceased, for injuries received by him alleged to have caused his death while in the employ of the defendant in error, the Southern Illinois Timber Company.

The respondent, defendant in error here, operated a sawmill at the intersection of State highway 149 with another public highway near Rovalton, Illinois. The plant consisted of the mill, with the usual machinery, tractor and a small shanty, all in close proximity to, and…