engaged in interstate commerce
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 244 U.S. 571 - Southern Railway Co. v. Puckett · 1917Most cited · 150 citing opinions
clearing wreckage
Although plaintiff's primary object may have been to rescue his fellow employee, his act nevertheless was the first step in clearing the obstruction from the tracks, to the end that the remaining cars for train No. 75 might be hauled over them; that his work facilitated interstate transportation on the railroad, and that consequently he was engaged in interstate commerce when injured.
How often courts cite the cases defining “engaged in interstate commerce”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “engaged in interstate commerce” — 234 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1917–1930
His presence on the premises was so closely associated with his employment in interstate commerce as to be an incident of it and to entitle him to the benefit of the Employers' Liability Act.