Eisner Food Stores v. Industrial Commission

The question in this Workmen’s Compensation case is whether the accident which caused death of the claimant’s husband arose out of his employment. The arbitrator decided that it did, and his decision was sustained on review by the Industrial Commission. The circuit court of Champaign County reversed, and the case is here on appeal.

Lawrence A. Walker, the deceased, was grocery manager of Eisner Store No. 11, a supermarket located in a shopping center in Rantoul. The building is one story high. Over the entrance lobby was a sign wall, or pylon, which rose to a height of 10 to 15 feet above the…