Deichmueller Construction Co. v. Industrial Commission

This appeal concerns the sufficiency of an appeal bond filed by an employer pursuant to section 19(f)(2) of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 48, par. 138.19(f)(2)). The five-member Appellate Court Industrial Commission Division, in a unanimous opinion, dismissed the appeal of Deichmueller Construction Company. The court stated:

“Section 19(f)(2) provides that the summons shall not issue ‘unless the one against whom the Commission shall have rendered an award for the payment of money shall upon the filing of his written request for such summons file…