Niblett v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

An award obtained by the plaintiff before the workmen’s compensation authorities for the death of her husband was sustained by the court below.

Our primary inquiry is whether or not the decedent, at the time of his fatal injury, was engaged in interstate commerce. There is the additional question respecting the burden of proof. Was it on the claimant, under the record before us, to show that the deceased was engaged in intrastate commerce when the accident occurred?

The facts, which are not in dispute, are as follows. The decedent, William C. Niblett, .employed by the…