Hiram Walker & Sons, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

The Industrial Commission affirmed the decision of an arbitrator which awarded the claimant, Elmer Radosavlyev, $51 per week for a period of 47 weeks for the permanent and complete loss of the use of his right hand to the extent of 25% thereof. On certiorari in the circuit court of Peoria County, the employer, Hiram Walker & Sons, Inc., asserted that the claimant’s injury did not arise out of and in the course of his employment. The circuit court granted the claimant’s motion to quash the writ of certiorari, and the employer has appealed.

The claimant had worked for the employer for 24 years.…