Hascek v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, Samuel R. Hascek, sought a writ of certiorari in the circuit court of Cook County to review the amount of compensation awarded him by the Industrial Commission from respondents, Thede Marine, Ltd. (Thede), and Aetna Life and Casualty Co. (Aetna), neither of which had sought review. Subsequently claimant moved to quash his writ, and the court granted that motion over the objections of Thede and Aetna. They appealed here (58 Ill. 2d R. 302(a)), claiming that the circuit court’s decision to quash the writ of certiorari was improper because it deprived them of an opportunity to review…