Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Lundquist

I. The primary proposition on this appeal involves the correctness of the ruling of the industrial commissioner in holding that the appellant Lundquist at the time of his injury was not engaged in interstate commerce. The principal contention requires a brief statement of the record facts.

In 1926, the appellee, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, was the owner of extensive yard facilities in the city of Cedar Rapids. Its main-line track extended north and south, and numerous yard and classification tracks paralleled the main line on the east side thereof. During' the late summer…