Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Workers' Compensation
Industrial Commission, rather than circuit court, has jurisdiction to hear workers' compensation carrier's claim for fraud against employee who suffered work-related injury. Insurer discovered that employee had begun employment with plumbing company during time that insurer was paying him TTD benefits. Complaint does not present questions of law but of fact, and Commission can draw on its special expertise to answer questions of fact presented by fraud theories.
(CONNORS and HARRIS, concurring.)