Schoonover v. Industrial Commission

Joan Ellen Schoonover filed a claim with the Industrial Commission in December 1978 to recover for the death of her husband, Kenneth, an employee of Caterpillar Tractor Company in East Peoria. The arbitrator’s decision was that Schoonover had died of accidental injuries arising out of and in the course of employment, but the Industrial Commission reversed his decision. The circuit court of Peoria County confirmed the action of the Commission, and the claimant appealed directly to this court under Rule 302(a) (2) (73 Ill. 2d R. 302(a) (2)). The only question for us is whether the finding of…