County of Christian v. Industrial Commission

I disagree with the conclusion reached by the majority in this case. The respondent was admittedly an employee of the county through its operation of the administration of a fund to give care and treatment to persons afflicted with turberculosis. There is no denial she was accidentally injured. The majority opinion reaches the conclusion the respondent is not entitled to compensation because she was not engaged in any enterprise declared to be extra-hazardous in section 3 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1945, chap. 48, par. 139.

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