Thomas v. Industrial Commission

In proceedings under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) an arbitrator for the Industrial Commission found that claimant, Clarence Thomas, was disabled as a result of accidental injuries sustained while he was employed by respondent, The Levy Company. The arbitrator awarded claimant compensation of $244 per week for a period of eight weeks for temporary total incapacity, and further found that claimant had failed to prove that he sustained any permanent disability. On review, without submission of additional evidence by either party, the…