Clark v. Industrial Commission

On September 7, 1963, the claimant, James D. Nichols, a professional jockey, was injured when he was thrown from the horse he was riding in the Arlington Park Futurity. After a hearing before an arbitrator for the Industrial Commission, his claim for workmen’s compensation benefits against the trainer and owners of the horse was denied on the grounds that an employer-employee relationship did not exist. On review, the Industrial Commission affirmed. On certiorari, the circuit court of Cook County entered an order finding that the claimant was an employee and remanded the cause for further…