Mr. Justice Reed delivered the opinion of the Court. This certiorari requires us to determine which federal industrial accident statute — the Federal Employers’ Liability Act or the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act — applies to the circumstances of this case. The petitioning railroad had employed O’Rourke in its Harismus Cove Yard at Jersey City since 1942 as a “freight brakeman.” He worked…
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