Painter v. B. O. R. R. Co.

The question involved in this appeal is whether plaintiff, a railroad carpenter, was engaged in interstate commerce within the purview of the Federal Employers' Liability Act of April 22, 1908, ch. 149, 35 Stat. 65, when he suffered the injuries for which he seeks to recover damages.

Plaintiff was employed by defendant to do repair work at its Water Street passenger station in Pittsburgh. On March 6, 1928, he was directed to assist other workmen in replacing a frame shanty at its original location in the terminal yard, from which it had been temporarily removed. The building contained flags,…