O'Donnell v. Director General
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 258, Jan. T., 1922, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Schuylkill Co., Sept. T., 1921, No. 500%, sustaining decision of Workmen’s Compensation Board, in case of Pauline O’Donnell v. Director General of Railroads, operating Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. Appeal from Workmen’s Compensation Board. Before Beegeb, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned, inter alia, was judgment, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Moschzisker,
The plaintiff in this case, Pauline O’Donnell, widow of John J. O’Donnell, was denied an award under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, on the ground that her husband’s death had come about by an accident occurring in the course of interstate commerce; the referee, the board and the court below agreed in this conclusion; judgment was entered for defendant, and plaintiff has appealed.
Defendant railroad is a common carrier, engaged in intra- and interstate commerce; it operates a train from Pittsburgh, Pa., to Phillipsburg, N. J.; on June 1, 1920, engine No.…
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