LEHIGH VALLEY R.R. CO. v. BARLOW

No. 194.

244 U.S. 183 (1917)

37 S.Ct. 515

61 L.Ed. 1070

LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY v. BARLOW.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 21, 1917.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Peter F. McAllister, with whom Mr. F.O. McCleary was on the briefs, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Clayton R. Lusk for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the court.

Basing his claim upon the Federal Employers' Liability Act, defendant in error sought damages for personal injuries. The New York Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment in his favor, 214 N.Y. 116, and the question now presented is whether there is evidence tending to show that he was injured while engaging in interstate commerce. The accident occurred July 27, 1912, when, as member of a switching crew, he was...

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