Vincennes Bridge Co. v. Industrial Commission

This writ of error was awarded on the petition of the Vincennes Bridge Company to review a judgment of the circuit court of Wabash county confirming an award of the Industrial Commission in favor of Cleo Hoffman for damages resulting from an accidental injury. The only question in the case is whether the accidental injury received by Hoffman arose out of and in the course of his employment.

The Vincennes Bridge Company was engaged in the construction of a bridge across the Wabash river from Mt. Carmel, Illinois. Hoffman was employed by the bridge company as a laborer, and on April 17, 1931,…