Buynofsky v. . Lehigh Valley R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered March 7, 1918, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The evidence failed to establish a cause of action within the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered March 7, 1918, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The evidence failed to establish a cause of action within the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. (Lehigh Valley R. R. Co. v. Barlow, 244 U. S. 183; New York Central R. R. Co. v. White, 243 U. S. 188; Raymond v. Chicago, Mil. & St. P. Ry. Co., 243 U. S. 43; M. & St. L. R. R. Co. v. Winters, 242 U. S.…
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
The defendant is a railroad corporation engaged in the maintenance, operation and control of a steam railroad for the transportation of passengers and freight which extends from Jersey City and other places in the state of New Jersey to various towns and cities in the states of Pennsylvania and New York.
The pleadings assert that in operating its trains between the stations in the state of New Jersey and the stations in the states of Pennsylvania and New York, the defendant was engaged in interstate commerce. Interstate commerce is defined to include “ transportation from any State or…
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