Rounsaville v. Central Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Swayze, J.

The prosecutor was employed by defendant in Phillipsburgh, Few Jersey, Fovember 5th, 1911, as a brakeman on a train running between Few Jersey and Pennsylvania; his wages were paid in this state. There is no question that the contract of service was a Few Jersey contract. He , was injured January 7th, 1915, at Odenweiler, Pennsylvania, while on a train that had come from Few Jersey. There is no question that he was engaged in interstate commerce. Two questions are to be decided.

1. Does the Federal Employers’ Liability act prevent the…