Shanley v. Philadelphia & R. R.

Citations

• 221 F. 1012
• 1915 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1641

Syllabus

<p>Commerce <®=>27—Interstate Commerce—Liability for Injuries to Employes.</p> <p>A member of a shifting crew in the freight yard of a railroad company, who at times assisted in handling cars used in interstate, intrastate, and purely local commerce, but who at the time he met his death was aiding in the work of shunting empty cars upon a siding of a manufacturing company, and who had been sent out as flagman to protect the switch by stopping any on-coming train on the track with which the switch was connected, was not shown to be engaged in interstate commerce; the ultimate destination, when freighted, of the empty cars, or the character of the on-coming train, not being shown.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Commerce, Cent. Dig. § 25; Dec. Dig. @=»27.]</p> <p>(gzxaFor other cases see same topic & KEY-NUMBER in all Key-Numbered Digests & Indexes</p>