Davis v. Industrial Commission

On May 27, 1919, defendant in error, while in the line of his employment, was injured by the Southern Railway Company while it was under the control of the Federal government as provided by the Federal Control act of August 29, 1916. The road was at that time operated by the Director General of Railroads of the United States railroad administration. Compensation not having been paid, defendant in error on October 13, 1919, filed with the Industrial Commission of Illinois an application for compensation against the Southern Railway Company. The Director General was not made a party but…