Cooper v. Industrial Commission

This appeal stems from conflicting conclusions reached below on the question of whether the claimant, Roy Cooper, sustained permanent injury in an industrial accident. Contrary to the finding of an arbitrator, the Industrial Commission held that claimant had failed in his burden of proving such injury, and set aside an award. The circuit court of Whiteside County, however, reversed the decision of the Commission as being against the manifest weight of the evidence and reinstated the award of the arbitrator. The employer, Parrish-Alford Fence and Machine Company, has appealed.

On May 24, 1962,…