VERA v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

No. 1-85-2708WC.

150 Ill. App.3d 1033 (1986)

502 N.E.2d 337

FLORENCIO VERA, Appellant, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Olmarc Packaging, Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (Industrial Commission Division).

Opinion filed December 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virgil W. Mungy & Associates, of Chicago (Fred P. Perlini, Jr., of counsel), for appellant.

Wiedner & McAuliffe, Ltd., of Chicago (Paul W. Wiedner, of counsel), for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE BARRY delivered the opinion of the court:

The petitioner, Florencio Vera, claimed benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.), for injury sustained while employed by the respondent, Olmarc Packaging (the company). For the petitioner's 20% permanent and complete loss of use of his left hand, the arbitrator awarded the petitioner 38 weeks of compensation. The...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases