Schauffele v. Director General of Railroads
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey; Charles F. Lynch, Judge. Action by Sarah Scliauffele, administratrix of the estate of George SdiatnTele, deceased, against the Director General of Railroads, as Agent. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff brought this action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (Comp. St. §§ 8657-8665) to recover damages for the death of her husband, caused by negligence of the defendant. From a judgment entered on a directed verdict in favor of the defendant the sole question brought here for review is whether the evidence would sustain a finding that the plaintiff’s decedent was at the time of his death employed in interstate commerce.
The decedent was a conductor of a drill crew engaged in shifting cars in the shop yard of the defendant at Elizabethport, New Jersey.…
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