CASTANEDA v. INDUSTRIAL COM.

No. 56959.

97 Ill.2d 338 (1983)

454 N.E.2d 632

MARIA T. CASTANEDA, Appellant, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Congress Linen Supply, Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 23, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCoy & Morris, of Chicago (Jeffrey M. Morris and Gilbert C. Schumm, of counsel), for appellant.

Sweeney & Riman, Ltd., of Chicago (Richard Sawislak, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Claimant, Maria T. Castaneda, sought benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) for injuries sustained to her left ring finger during a physical altercation with two co-workers. The Industrial Commission reversed its arbitrator's award, finding that claimant had failed to prove that her injuries arose out of and in the course...

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