Legal Opinion
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co. v. Industrial Commission
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided April 12, 1938PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtWickhem, J.
The facts are not in dispute. Upon the basis of them plaintiff contends that the Industrial Commis*564sion was wholly without jurisdiction to make an award under the Wisconsin Workmen’s Compensation Act for the reason that at the time of the injury applicant was engaged in service incidental to interstate commerce. It was said in Chicago, M., St. P. & P. R. Co. v. Industrial Comm. 217 Wis. 272, 258 N. W. 608, that where the work of an employee is so closely related to interstate commerce as to be a part of it, his rights are governed solely by federal law, his employment is not within the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Shanks v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- The Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Industrial Accident Comm'n of Cal. v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1944