Appellate Court of Illinois November 16, 2000, No. 5-99-0703WC (Freeman United Coal Mining Co. v. Industrial Commission)

JUSTICE HOFFMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The claimant, Mary Naylor, the surviving spouse of Bob Naylor (decedent), filed an application for adjustment of claim pursuant to the Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act (Act) (820 ILCS 310/1 et seq. (West 1998)), seeking benefits from Freeman United Coal Mining Company (Freeman).