Hydro-Line Manufacturing Co. v. Industrial Commission

This case poses the question of whether the injuries of Darwin Brenbarger, herein called respondent, arose out of and in the course of his employment. The arbitrator found they did not, but his decision was reversed by the Industrial Commission which entered an award for temporary total disability and for permanent loss of use of 20 per cent of the right leg. On writ of certiorari, the circuit court of Winnebago County affirmed the Industrial Commission and we allowed the petition for writ of error.

There is no dispute concerning the material facts. Respondent, age 19, was employed by…