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

Citations

• 243 U.S. 43
• 37 S. Ct. 268
• 61 L. Ed. 583
• 1917 U.S. LEXIS 2091

Syllabus

<p>Plaintiff, employed by the defendant, an interstate carrier, was injured while laboring in a tunnel which was then being constructed by the defendant in the State of Washington for the purpose of shortening its main line between Chicago and Seattle and thus improving its freight and passenger service. The tunnel was incomplete and had never been used in interstate commerce.</p> <p>Held, (1) That neither party was engaged in interstate commerce, quoad the injury, and that no cause of action existed under the Federa) Employers’ Liability Act.</p> <p>(2) That plaintiff’s cause of action, viewed as arising under the state law, was remediable only as provided by the Washington Workmen’s Compensation Act, Laws 1911, c. 74. Mountain Timber Co. v. Washington, post, 219; New York Central R. R. Co. v. White, post, 188.</p>