Kinzell v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.

Citations

• 250 U.S. 130
• 39 S. Ct. 412
• 63 L. Ed. 893
• 1919 U.S. LEXIS 1726

Syllabus

<p>In the progress of filling in earth to replace a railroad trestle used in interstate commerce, the earth as dumped attained a level higher than the rails on the trestle, and, to keep the track open for traffic, as well as to widen the embankment, the earth was spread away, by scrapers adjusted to a car attached for the purpose to the dump train. Held,, that an employee in charge of the car, and employed also in removing earth and stones from between the rails, was employed in interstate commerce within the meaning of the Employers' Liability Act.</p>