Daugherty v. Industrial Commission

Ravon Daugherty, the claimant, was awarded compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) (the Act) by an arbitrator for injuries sustained in a fall on February 21, 1979, while employed by the National Union Electric Corporation (National Electric). The Industrial Commission reduced the amount of the award, and the Commission’s decision was confirmed by the circuit court of McLean County. The claimant directly appealed to this court from the circuit court’s judgment under Rule 302(a) (87 Ill. 2d R. 302(a)).

The claimant’s application for…