Caterpillar Tractor Co. v. Industrial Commission

Hattie Daugherty filed a claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) for an injury to her right thumb which she allegedly sustained on November 21, 1974, while employed at the Caterpillar Tractor Company in East Peoria. An arbitrator held in her favor and made an award which included compensation for the permanent loss of 80% of the use of her right thumb. The Industrial Commission affirmed after making a slight modification as to attorney fees, but the circuit court of Peoria County reversed the Commission’s decision as contrary to the…