Claim of Lanning v. Erie Railroad

Harry T. Banning was injured on May 30, 1938, while working as a night general yardmaster for the Erie Railroad Company. His claim for workman’s compensation was contested by the railroad company on the ground that claimant was engaged in interstate commerce at the time of the accident. The railroad’s contention was overruled and several awards of compensation were thereafter made and compensation was paid to Banning up to June 8,1941, on which date he died as a result of the accident. The present claim is made by his widow for death benefits. Upon the present hearings the railroad again…