Claim of Fabregas v. Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Co.

Appeal by the employer, who is self-insured, from a decision of the Workmen's Compensation Board dated March 12, 1951 which reversed the decision of the referee and held that the Workmen’s Compensation Board had no jurisdiction herein and that prior to and at the time of the accident claimant was engaged in interstate commerce within the meaning of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. The claimant was employed as a passenger conductor on a train operating between points in New York State. He was injured on December 19, 1948 when his train made an emergency stop. The employer filed a report…