Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Industrial Commission

The circuit court of Madison county confirmed an award of the Industrial Commission in favor of the administrator of Joseph P. Lambert, deceased, and certified it was a case proper to be reviewed by this court.

Lambert died from the effects of gunshot wounds received August 21, 1917. He left surviving him a widow but no children. The only question presented for our decision is whether deceased at the time of his injury was engaged in inter-State commerce. If he was, any liability would be exclusively under the Federal Employers’ Liability act; if he was not, it is not disputed that our…