Hiram Walker & Sons, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

The sole issue in this proceeding under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) is the nature and extent of the injury suffered by claimant Geraldine Taylor on April 21, 1975, while working at the Peoria plant of respondent, Hiram Walker & Sons, Inc. The arbitrator awarded claimant $80.90 per week for 35U weeks pursuant to section 8(e) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 48, par. 138.8(e)) for a 15% loss of use of the left arm. The Commission affirmed. The circuit court of Peoria County, however, held that the record “fails to substantiate the finding of any…