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· 3/3/1919

New York Central Railroad v. Porter

Citations

  • 249 U.S. 168
  • 39 S. Ct. 188
  • 63 L. Ed. 536
  • 1919 U.S. LEXIS 2239

Syllabus

<p>An employee of a railroad company killed by a train while removing ' snow on its premises from a space between a platform and a track used in interstate as well as intrastate commerce, held employed in interstate commerce; the resulting rights and liabilities were determinable by the Federal Employers’ Liability Act and the State Workmen’s Compensation Law was inapplicable.</p>

Judges: McReynolds, Clarke

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