Palos Electric Co. v. IC, No. 1-99-0323WC
1st District, May 30, 2000
Industrial Commission Division
| PALOS ELECTRIC COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Sentry Claims Service, a Department of Sentry Insurance, a Mutual Company), Defendant-Appellees. | Appeal from the Circuit Courtof Cook County, Illinois. No. 97 L 50610 Honorable JOHN A. WARD,Judge Presiding. |
JUSTICE HOLDRIDGE delivered the Opinion of the Court:
This appeal follows the Commission's denial of Palos Electric's petition under the Worker's Compensation Act, 820 ILCS305/19(o) (West 1993). An employee of Palos alleged he suffered on the job injury and filed a claim for compensationunder the Workers' Compensation Act. Palos, believing the claim to be non-compensable, requested that the insurer denythe claim. Sentry Claims Service settled the claim and paid the employee's the claim over Palos' objections. Palos filed a