Legal Opinion

Mazzuco v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 20, 1936No. Appeal, 167PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Parker, J.,

The court below reversed the Workmen’s Compensation Board and denied the claimant compensation for the loss of the sight of an eye sustained while in the course of his employment with the defendant on the ground that at the time the injury was sustained claimant was engaged in interstate transportation. We are of the opinion that the case was correctly decided.

The facts are not in controversy. Judge Brownson in an opinion for the court below accurately stated the factual situation as follows: “The referee has found from sufficient evidence, as underlying facts, the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Pedersen v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. Illinois Central Railroad v. BehrensSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  3. St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Co. v. SealeSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  4. Erie Railroad Company v. WinfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  5. Erie Railroad v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1920

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Mason v. Reading CompanySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. Velia v. Reading CompanySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  3. Miller v. Lehigh Valley RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  4. Niblett v. Pennsylvania RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  5. Backes v. Pennsylvania RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938

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