Shegart v. Industrial Commission

The circuit court of St. Clair county set aside an award of the Industrial Commission made on behalf of plaintiff in error, and the cause comes here by writ of error.

Plaintiff in error was injured when a train on the track of the Illinois Central railroad struck a truck in which he was riding. He filed his petition for compensation against defendants in error, P. E. Shegart and N. W. Blythe, doing business as the P. E. Shegart Construction Company, and Henry Funk and Arthur Griesbaum. The Shegart Construction Company were contractors engaged in building an additional embankment along the…