New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. Carr

Citations

• 238 U.S. 260
• 35 S. Ct. 780
• 59 L. Ed. 1298
• 1915 U.S. LEXIS 1617

Syllabus

<p>During the same day railroad employés often and rapidly pass from intrastate to interstate employment and the courts are constantly called upon to decide close questions as to the dividing line between the two classes of employment. Each >case must be decided in the light of its particular facts.</p> <p>In this case, held, that:</p> <p>A brakeman on an intrastate car in a train consisting of both intrastate and interstate cars who is engaged in cutting out the intrastate car so that the train may proceed on its interstate business, is while so doing engaged and employed in interstate commerce and may maintain an action under the Employers’ Liability Act.</p> <p>158 App. Div. 891, affirmed.</p>