Kress Corp. v. Industrial Commission

The petitioner, Kress Corporation (Kress), appeals from an order of the circuit court confirming the decision of the Industrial Commission (Commission) awarding compensation to Kress’ employee, Donald J. Forbes. The sole issue raised is whether the decision of the Commission was against the manifest weight of the evidence.

At the hearing before the arbitrator, Forbes testified that he had been employed since 1984 as a welder and material handler. On Friday, July 18, 1986, between 10:30 p.m. and midnight, he was getting ready to weld a large steel structure and was positioning it by the use of…