Immaculate Conception Church v. Industrial Commission

Mr. Justicr Stonr

delivered the opinion of the court:

By this writ of error plaintiff in error seeks reversal of an order of the superior court of Cook county confirming an award of the Industrial Commission to defendant in error, Eleanor J. Metz.

On September 2, 1941, William F. Metz, while working as a plumber on a building owned by plaintiff in error, fell from a scaffold some seven ór more feet, receiving injuries from which he died the next day without regaining consciousness. His widow filed application for an award under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, against plaintiff in error and…