Case Name: Byron Ames, Respondent, v. John Barton Payne, Director-General and Agent under Section 206 of the Transportation Act of 1920, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1921-11
Citations: 199 A.D. 944
Docket Number: 
Parties: Byron Ames, Respondent, v. John Barton Payne, Director-General and Agent under Section 206 of the Transportation Act of 1920, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 199
Pages: 944–944

Head Matter:
Byron Ames, Respondent, v. John Barton Payne, Director-General and Agent under Section 206 of the Transportation Act of 1920, Appellant.
See 41 U. S. Stat. at Large, 461, § 206; Pres. Proc. March 11, 1920, and May 14, 1920, 41 id. 1789, 1794. See, also, Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 35 U. S. Stat. at Large, 65, chap. 149, as amd. by 36 id. 291, chap. 143- [Rep.

Opinion:
Judgment and order reversed and new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide event, on the ground that it cannot be said as matter of law that the engine in question was permanently devoted to interstate commerce. All concur. Kiley, J., not sitting.