Decatur Railway & Light Co. v. Industrial Board
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ or Error to the Circuit Court of Macon county; the Hon. William K. Wiiiteield, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
Arthur W. Mulverhill was run over by a freight train on the Wabash railroad and injured so that both of his legs had to be amputated. He presented a claim for compensation against the Decatur Railway and Light Company, and the Industrial Board, on a petition for a review of the award of the committee of arbitration, made an award of $2400, payable in weekly installments of $5.77, and a pension of $16 a month from the expiration of such weekly payments for the rest of his life. On certiorari from the circuit court of Macon county the award was confirmed, and this writ of error is prosecuted by…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. BondSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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