Philadelphia & Reading Ry. Co. v. DI Donato, 256 U.S. 327 (1921)

Name: Philadelphia & Reading Ry. Co. v. DI Donato, 256 U.S. 327 (1921) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

Please note: this case begins in mid-page. It therefore shares a citation with the last page of the previous case. If you are attempting to follow a link to the last page of 256 U.S. 319, click here.

Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company v. Di Donato

No. 297

Argued April 28, 1921
Decided May 16, 1921
256 U.S. 327

CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT

OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA

Syllabus

A watchman employed on an interstate railroad at a public grade crossing to signal both interstate and intrastate trains and guard the tracks against disorder and obstruction is employed in interstate commerce, irrespective of the interstate or intrastate character of the particular train he may be flagging when injured. P. 329. Pedersen v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. Co., 229 U.S. 146.

266 Pa.St. 412 reversed.

The case is stated in the opinion.

Contents:

Related Resources

None available for this document.

Download Options

Title: Philadelphia & Reading Ry. Co. v. DI Donato, 256 U.S. 327 (1921)

Select an option:

*Note: A download may not start for up to 60 seconds.

Email Options

Title: Philadelphia & Reading Ry. Co. v. DI Donato, 256 U.S. 327 (1921)

Select an option:

Email addres:

*Note: It may take up to 60 seconds for for the email to be generated.

Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Philadelphia & Reading Ry. Co. v. DI Donato, 256 U.S. 327 (1921) in 256 U.S. 327 Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5I7U2AR25JWU1YE.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Philadelphia & Reading Ry. Co. v. DI Donato, 256 U.S. 327 (1921), in 256 U.S. 327, Original Sources. 17 Apr. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5I7U2AR25JWU1YE.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Philadelphia & Reading Ry. Co. v. DI Donato, 256 U.S. 327 (1921). cited in 1921, 256 U.S. 327. Original Sources, retrieved 17 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5I7U2AR25JWU1YE.

General Summary