Legal Opinion
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. Industrial Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 4, 1932No. 79PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland
Thomas, an employee of the railroad company, in attempting to oil an electric motor while it was running, was injured by having his hand caught in the gears. The railroad was engaged, in both intrastate and interstate commerce. The motor furnished power for hoisting coal into a chute, to be taken therefrom by, and for the use of, locomotive engines principally employed in . the movement of interstate freight. An action was brought before the Industrial Commission of Illinois to recover compensation for the injury under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Illinois.
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