Legal Opinion
Knowles v. . N.Y., N.H. H.R.R. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 28, 1918PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Appellate Division has reversed a judgment in favor of the plaintiff and dismissed the complaint on the ground that the evidence would not justify a finding that one Charles E. Knowles and his master, the defendant, were engaged in interstate commerce at the time of the death of the former. We cannot reach the same result.
Knowles was employed in the freight yards of the defendant at New Haven, Connecticut. He was one of a crew of a switch engine used in making up trains that ran from and breaking up trains that ran into what was known as the "canal division" of these yards. This division…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Erie Railroad Company v. WinfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Erie Railroad v. WelshSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
3Cited by13 opinions
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- Northwestern Pacific Railroad v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946
- Hendricks v. N.Y., N.H. H.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
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