JOHN BENNETT, Claimant, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.

Case summary

Claimant, a laborer on the Dresden Island Project, suffered an inguinal hernia in a work accident. The court found the injury arose out of and in the course of employment, awarded 11 weeks of compensation at $27 per week plus $125 in unpaid medical bills, totaling $273.50.

Claim type: Personal Injury Negligence

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PERSONAL INJURY-when award will be made-Workmen's Compensation Act. Where claimant sustains injuries arising out of and in the course of employment while working for the State, an award will be made under the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Act.

PERSONAL INJURY-when award will be made-Workmen's Compensation Act. Where claimant sustains injuries arising out of and in the course of employment while working for the State, an award will be made under the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Act. PENCE B. ORR, for claimant. OSCAR E. CARLSTROM, Attorney General; CARL I. DIETZ, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

Mr. JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court:

Claimant was employed by the State as a laborer on Dresden Island Project No. 3 of the Illinois Waterway. On December 14, 1929, he was injured while at his work, which injury was found to be an inguinal hernia. The injury arose out of and in the course of his employment. He was operated on for the hernia and fully recovered. He was earning $27.00 per week and is entitled to compensation for 11 weeks. His physician's bill was $125.00 which was not paid by the State. He is therefore awarded the sum of $273.50, the amount of those two items.