New York Central R. Co v. Porter, 249 U.S. 168 (1919)

Name: New York Central R. Co v. Porter, 249 U.S. 168 (1919) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

New York Central Railroad Company v. Porter

No. 134

Submitted January 10, 1919
Decided March 3, 1919
249 U.S. 168

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, THIRD

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

Syllabus

An employee of a railroad company killed by a train while removing snow on its premises from a space between a platform and a track used in interstate as well as intrastate commerce held employed in interstate commerce; the resulting rights and liabilities were determinable by the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, and the state Workmen’s Compensation Law was inapplicable.

172 App.Div. 918 reversed.

The case is stated in the opinion.

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