Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Erie Railroad Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 24, 1941No. Appeal, 204PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rhodes, J.,
In this workmen’s compensation case claimant, on behalf of herself and minor children, has appealed from the disallowance of her claim for compensation and the judgment entered for defendant. The only question involved is whether claimant’s husband was engaged in interstate transportation within the meaning of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U. S. C. A. §51 et seq., at the time he was accidentally killed in the course of his employment with defendant. We agree with the referee, the board, and the court below that he was. The facts are not in dispute; the question…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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