Legal Opinion
West Jersey Trust Co. v. Philadelphia & Reading Railway Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 3, 1915PublishedCited by 1 opinion
On certiorari to finding of Court of Common Pleas in Workmen’s compensation case.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the-court was delivered by-
Parker, J.
Deceased was killed while in the employment oC defendant, by an accident arising out of and in the course o£ his employment. The trial court found for the 'defendant on points of law. There is no 'substantial dispute as to the facts. Deceased was a brakeman, and was first employed by defendant'in Philadelphia as an “extra” June 21st, 1910, and as a “regular” May 26th, 1911. Our Compensation act went into force July 4th, 1911. ' Deceased was killed on *103November 13th, 1911, while at work in New Jersey on a train engaged in interstate commerce.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Long v. Bergen County Court of Common PleasSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1913