John Deere Plow & Planter Works of Deere & Co. v. Huntley

Claimant, Kenneth L. Huntley, filed an application for adjustment of claim under the Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 48, par. 172.36 et seq.), alleging that his hearing loss arose out of and during the course of his employment with the John Deere Company. After ■ hearing evidence, the arbitrator awarded claimant $269.21 per week for 102 weeks, representing a hearing loss of 39% to the left ear and 63% to the right ear. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 48, par. 172.42.) The Industrial Commission affirmed the decision of the arbitrator but was reversed by the circuit…