Chicago Junction Railway Co. v. Industrial Board

This is a writ of error to review a judgment of the circuit court of Cook county approving and confirming an award of compensation by the Industrial Board of Illinois. William S. Peterson, a switchman employed by the Chicago Junction Railway Company, plaintiff in error, sustained a fatal injury on October 9, 1913, in the course of his employment. It is conceded on both sides that if Peterson was engaged in inter-State commerce on behalf of his employer at the time he was injured the judgment should be reversed, as in that case the Federal Employers’ Liability act would govern, and if he was…