Hayes v. Industrial Commission

On petition of plaintiffs in error, this court granted a writ of error to review a judgment of the circuit court of Marion county. The case arose under the Workmen’s Compensation Act.

Briefly, the facts show that defendant in error, H. C. Davis, lost a leg in an accident while “tailing in” an oil well on a lease owned and operated by plaintiffs in error, doing business as Midwest Oil & Gas Co. The arbitrator made an award in favor of Davis for the loss of his limb. On appeal the Industrial Commission affirmed the decision of the arbitrator. It is alleged that the circuit court of Marion county…