Duley v. Caterpillar Tractor Co.

Stella Duley was fatally injured in the course of her employment when she was struck by a fork-lift truck at defendant’s plant in August, 1963. Clarence Duley, husband and sole surviving beneficiary of deceased, filed a claim for her death before the Industrial Commission wherein it was stipulated that both she and defendant were operating under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1963, ch. 48, pars. 138.1 etseq.) A$500 burial expense was paid to plaintiff by defendant pursuant to section 7(f) of the Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1963, ch. 48, par. 138.7(f).) No further compensation was…