GOODEN v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

No. 1-05-3756 WC.

853 N.E.2d 37 (2006)

William GOODEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Allstate Insurance Co., Defendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Workers' Compensation Commission Division.

July 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan A. Blum of Alan A. Blum, P.C., Waukegan, for Appellant.

Thomas J. Doell of Galliani, Doell & Cozzi, Ltd., Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice HOLDRIDGE delivered the Opinion of the court:

William Gooden filed an application for adjustment of claim seeking workers' compensation benefits from his employer, Allstate Insurance Company, for injuries he sustained while participating in a company picnic. The matter proceeded to an arbitration hearing where the arbitrator found that Gooden's injuries were not compensable because they did not arise out of and in the course of his employment. Gooden appealed...

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