Illinois Supreme Court February 6, 1997, 80383 (Braye v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.)

JUSTICE McMORROW

delivered the opinion of the court:

This interlocutory appeal arises from two questions which were certified by the circuit court pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308 (155 Ill. 2d R. 308). First, we are asked to determine whether the liability cap provided to an employer who has paid an injured employee’s workers’ compensation benefits (Kotecki v. Cyclops Welding Corp., 146 Ill.