J & R Carrozza Plumbing Co. v. Industrial Commmission

PRESIDING JUSTICE McCULLOUGH

delivered the opinion of the court:

On February 7, 1989, John Carrozza, a plumbing contractor for J&R Carrozza Plumbing Company (J&R), respondent, was involved in a work-related automobile accident with an uninsured motorist in which he was struck in the chest. On November 25, 1989, John died while at work. After John’s death, his wife, Carmella, claimant, filed a claim against Hanover Insurance Company (Hanover), J&R’s uninsured motorist insurance carrier at the time of the February 7, 1989, accident, and a claim under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev.…