City of Danville v. Industrial Commission

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Vermilion County setting aside an award of compensation by the Industrial Commission to claimant, Robert G. Handley, for injuries sustained by him while acting as a policeman in the City of Danville.

The facts are not in dispute. It was stipulated that the claimant was a sergeant in the police department of Dan-ville; that his appointment and usual course of duties were in accordance with the provisions of the ordinance of the City of Danville, Illinois; that on February 27, 1964, while cleaning guns in the arsenal of the police…