Newgard v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, Tilman Newgard, sought workmen’s compensation for an injury purportedly sustained while he was working at Chrysler Corporation on September 6, 1969. The arbitrator entered an award for complete disability, finding that claimant was wholly and permanently incapable of work. After additional evidence was presented on review before the Industrial Commission, the arbitrator’s award was set aside because claimant had failed to prove that he sustained accidental injuries arising out of and in the course of his employment. On certiorari to the circuit court of Winnebago County, the…