Legal Opinion

Freeman United Coal Mining Co. v. Industrial Commission

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 3, 1999No. 5-98-0653 WCPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE McCULLOUGH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent employer Freeman United Coal Mining Company appeals from an order of the circuit court of Williamson County confirming a decision of the Illinois Industrial Commission (Commission). The Commission affirmed and adopted the decision of the arbitrator. The arbitrator awarded claimant Helen Mallaburn, widow of Leslie Mallaburn, deceased, $231.84 per week beginning July 29, 1990, the date of her husband’s death, and continuing. 820 ILCS 305/7(a), 310/7 (West 1996).

The issues are whether (1) the Commission improperly admitted…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Kraft, Inc. v. EdgarIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Branson v. Department of RevenueIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Golla v. General Motors Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Denton v. CIVIL SERVICE COM'N OF STATEIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Vaught v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Fosse v. PensabeneAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
  2. Bernardoni v. Industrial CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
  3. Fosse v. PensabeneAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005

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