Director General of Railroads v. Bennett
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Oliver B. Dickinson, Judge. Action by Mabel Bennett, administratrix of Frank Bennett, deceased, against the Director General of Railroads. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.
Bennett, engineer of a yard engine, employed in shifting service of a railroad engaged in both interstate and intrastate commerce, hauled a train of interstate cars'to its destination in the railroad yard. This terminated all service in connection with the train. The eight hour day of the shifting crew having ended, or being about to end, the next movement of Bennett and his engine was toward the roundhouse, there to receive orders, if any, to be carried out on overtime; or, lacking orders, to discharge the crew and house the engine. In making this movement, the edge of…
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