Backes v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Opinion by

Parker, J.,

The sole question involved in this appeal is whether the claimant’s husband, Harry G. Backes, was at the time of his accidental death engaged in interstate transportation. Are his rights fixed by the Federal Employers’ Liability Act or by the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act under which this claim is made? The referee and board found that decedent was not engaged in interstate transportation and on appeal to the court of common pleas the majority of that court were of the opinion he was so engaged. If the employee at the time of the accident was engaged in…