Krouse v. Lowden

The opinion of the court was delivered by

HoCH, J.:

This proceeding was brought under the provisions of the Kansas workmen’s compensation act. The claimant was a railroad employee. The railway company, respondent, appeals from a judgment of the district court confirming an award made by the Kansas workmen’s compensation commissioner.

The principal contention urged by the appellants is that at the time of the accident the injured employee was engaged in interstate commerce within the purview of the federal employers’ liability act, and that being within the provisions of the federal act the…