Southern Ry. Co. v. Varnell

The only point for decision is whether or not the intestate was engaged in interstate work at the time of his injury which resulted in his death so as to exclude this case from the operation of the state Workmen’s Compensation Act (Code 1923, § 7534 etseq.).

It is undisputed that the intestate, Varnell, was a yard policeman or watchman, that he arrested or removed two hobos from a car of one of the defendant’s trains, which had just been made up and which was destined for Meridian, Miss.; that some of the cars were intrastate, while others were interstate. That, after the intestate arrested…