Document: 350 U.S. 528 76 S.Ct. 582 100 L.Ed. 672 Joan Greenway COLLINS, Widow, et al., Petitioners,v.AMERICAN BUSLINES, Inc., Respondent Employer, al. No. 523. Argued March 29, 1956. Decided April 9, Mr. John P. Frank, Phoenix, Ariz., for petitioner. R. Franks, respondent Industrial Comm. of Arizona. No appearance American Buslines, Inc. Justice FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion Court. 1 Adolphus Henry Collins was killed in an accident near Ehrenburg, Arizona, on September 30, 1953. The resulted from blowout a tire Buslines' vehicle which driving regular run Phoenix to Los Angeles. had been employed as bus driver since 1944. He done his various routes Southwest, and 1952 until time death he regularly Angeles return route. wife minor child—the petitioners this proceeding—made their home Angeles, California, State covered by workmen's compensation. 2 Petitioners applied October 14, 1953, Commission Arizona compensation accordance with terms Workmen's Compensation Act. In award dated November that agency made, inter alia, following findings: 3 'That defendant employer maintained coverage California payroll premium said reported California. That no reporting such made at any 4 Collins, death, not term has defined Supreme Court case v. Watson Brothers Transportation Company, (75 Ariz. 357, 256 P.2d 730).'1 5 does have jurisdiction premises, * claim file herein should be denied lack jurisdiction.' 6 On certiorari construction statute based its rejected, but disposition petitioners' affirmed. After concluding Buslines 'operated exclusively interstate commerce,' court held Commerce Clause United States Constitution precluded recovery under Act because statute, require insure also would place undue burden commerce. 79 220, 286, 214. We granted important federal question thus presented. 931, 306. 7 only here is Commission. It all clear record before us what interest state litigation. If were actively Court, it could claim, we assume, circumstances present burdens commerce consequences future obtain insurance sufficiently comprehensive cover potential awards through passes. apparent different, namely, result case, carriers will seek single private carrier capable giving they run. desire cause defection fund, leads Commission's cannot applicable situation. But asserted upon commerce—the disadvantageous effect fund—is too intangible elusive deemed constitutionally disallowable burden. 8 advised, however, non-participating throughout litigation; receivership Nebraska; order issued Nebraska barring claims against except court; administered Commission, separate proceeding put recourse may Buslines. This controverted. therefore, appears immediate same character extent here. Thus, can invoke employer's Clause. claim—of increased imposed practical matter carrier—while perhaps less tenuous than argument directly pertinent hardly more substantial. Whatever dollars-and-cents eventual judgment claimants position cast either or State's insufficient, compared affording remedies injuries committed within boundaries, see Carroll Lanza, 349 408, 75 804, 99 1183, dislodge power. power dislodged so long Federal Government taken over field employees buses railroad carriers. New York Central Co. Winfield, 244 147, 37 546, 61 1045. 9 below rely Southern Pacific 325 761, 65 1515, 89 1915. slender read. Two similar situations, shelter exercise sought Clause, difficult find presented case. 10 reversed, remanded further proceedings. 11 Reversed remanded. Section 56—928 Code Annotated, 1939 (Cum.Supp. 1952) (A.R.S. § 23—902), provides: 'Employers subject provisions article are: 3. Every person who employ three (3) workmen operatives *. For purposes section 'regularly employed' includes employments, whether continuous year, portion usual trade, business, profession, occupation employer.'

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