Boyle v. Pennsylvania R.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to' tbe District Court of the United States for the Eastern- District of Pennsylvania; Oliver B. Dickinson, Judge. Action at law by Catherine Boyle, administratrix of the estate of Thomas Boyle, deceased, against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WOOEEEY, Circuit Judge.
The question is whether the deceased was employed in interstate commerce at the time he was injured.
The defendant railroad company operated companion trains moving in opposite directions between Philadelphia and Pottsville in the State of Pennsylvania. They were scheduled to pass at Ph-oenixville, the northbound train being due to arrive two minutes before the southbound train. Thomas Boyle, the plaintiff’s intestate, was a car inspector in the employ of the defendant at Phcenixville. It was his duty to inspect both trains. On the day in question, he had completed the…
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