Van Valin v. Industrial Commission

The sole question for determination is whether there is any credible evidence to sustain the finding of the Industrial Commission that the appellant, Sylvia Van Valin, did not sustain an injury to her neck and arm in the course of and arising out of her employment.

It is an elementary principle of law that the applicant has the burden of proof in a workmen’s compensation case, and if the evidence before the Industrial Commission is sufficient to raise in the mind of the commission a legitimate doubt as to the existence of facts necessary and essential to establish a claim for compensation, it…