Legal Opinion
Bailey v. Industrial Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 17, 1985No. 5-84-0435WCPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE WEBBER
delivered the opinion of the court:
The basic question posed by this appeal is whether a lump-sum settlement contract entered into between a claimant and his employer is binding upon the-Second Injury Fund (Fund) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 48, par. 138.8(f)) when the contract is approved by the Industrial Commission over the objection of the Fund and the contract specifically provides that the Fund is not a signatory to the contract and is contesting the same. We hold in the negative and reverse the circuit court of Madison County.
A subsidiary issue on appeal is the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Towns v. Yellow Cab Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Ahlers v. Sears, Roebuck Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Michelson v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1941
- White v. Weinberger Builders, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1976
- Arduser v. Daniel International Corp.Court of Appeals of Kansas · 1982
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Totten v. Treasurer of the StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003
- Conley v. Treasurer of MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
- Village of Gilberts v. Holiday Park Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- Ward v. Fayetteville City HospitalCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1989
- Bailey v. Industrial CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
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