Supreme Court of Illinois

In a "mental-physical" injury case, a workers' compensation claimant need not show stress exceeding the stress of co-workers, but need only prove that the usual stress of the workplace is greater than the stress experienced by the general public. (Modified opinion)

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/29/2002
• Published 08/29/2002

Judges

• Justice KILBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert H. Howerton, of Howerton, Dorris, Stone & Phelps, Marion, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nyhan, Pfister, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry, P.C., Chicago (Harry E. Kinzie III and Bruce D. Crofts, of counsel), for appellee.