Claim of Leslie v. Long Island Railroad

The deceased, while engaged in the regular course of his employment, was injured February 23,1925, about two-fifteen in the afternoon. Compensation was paid to him for disability. He died May 7, 1925. A claim for death benefits was filed, claiming causal relation between his injuries and death. There is evidence in the case sufficient to justify the finding that his death was the result of his injuries. The appellant contends that, at the time he received his injuries, deceased was employed in interstate commerce and a compensation award could not be granted. That in his lifetime disability…