State House Inn v. Industrial Commission

Meta Strode, employed as a switchboard operator at the State House Inn in Springfield, was injured while on duty during the early morning hours of November 12, 1961. An award of workmen’s compensation by the Industrial Commission was reversed by the circuit court of Sangamon County, on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to show the injury arose out of her employment. The claimant appeals.

The claimant is a married woman 33 years of age. On November 11, 1961, she and the night manager, Dennis Smith, among others, were working the shift from 11 :oo P.M. to 7 :oo A.M. About three…