Palos Electric Co. v IC

Case Date: 05/30/2000
Court: Industrial Commission
Docket No: 1-99-0323WC

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