Citizens Coal Mining Co. v. Industrial Commission

Henry Funk was employed by the Citizens Coal Mining Company as a miner, and on February 26, 1920, he sustained an injury in attempting to lift a coal car that was off the track back upon the track. He died on July 24, 1920. His widow presented a claim for compensation to the Industrial Commission and an award was made in her favor, which was confirmed by the circuit court of Sangamon county. A writ of error was allowed on petition of the mining company, which has presented the case on the sole proposition that there is no evidence in the record that the death of the deceased was the result of…