Andronaco v. Industrial Commission

This is an appeal by the employer, City of Chicago, under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, from a judgment entered by the circuit court of Cook County, which reversed the decision of the Industrial Commission and reinstated the award of the arbitrator.

Mary T. Andronaco filed a claim for compensation for herself and her two minor children, for the death of her husband, John D. Andronaco, from a heart attack alleged to have arisen out of and in the course of his employment as a garbage collector for the City of Chicago.

The arbitrator found in favor of the widow and the minor children and entered…