Village of Mark v. Industrial Commission

Peter Ellena, an employee of the village of Mark, was accidentally killed when the village dump truck ran over him. His widow applied for and received an award under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. On review the circuit court of Putnam County set it aside. The widow has been granted a writ of error for further review by this court. In our opinion the case turns upon whether the accident arose out of and in the course of decedent’s employment.

The record shows that the village board, which had decided to conduct an alley cleanup drive, employed the decedent on Monday, May 23, 1955. He was one…