JOHN T. NELSON, Claimant, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.
Case summary
Claimant sought compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act for the loss of his left index finger in a work accident. The court awarded $81,072.50, subject to gubernatorial approval.
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Headnotes
- WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION ACT-when an award mill be made. Where claimant’s injury arose out of and in the course of his employment by the State of Illinois, an award may- be made under the Workmen’s Compensation Act.
Claimant, John T. Nelson, seeks to recover under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act for the loss of his left index finger, as the result of an accident that arose out of and in the course of his employment in the Division of Printing.
[*55] On January 23, 1951 at approximately 1 :30 P.M., claimant, while trimming books, had his left index finger caught by a clamp, and severed by a trimming knife, resulting in the amputation of the terminal and middle phalanges of the left index finger.
No jurisdictional question is raised. Respondent and claimant were operating under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Respondent furnished medical, surI gical and hospital care.
I The record consists of the complaint, Departmental Report, and stipulation filed in lieu of evidence.
[*59] This award is subject to the approval of the Governor, as provided in Section 3 of “An Act concerning the payment of compensation awards to State employees”.