FELA test
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 243 U.S. 188 - New York Central Railroad Company v. Sarah White · 1917Most cited · 1,166 citing opinions
engaged in interstate commerce
The test is, 'Was the employee at the time of the injury engaged in interstate transportation, or in work so closely related to it as to be practically a part of it?
How often courts cite the cases defining “FELA test”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “FELA test” — 1,626 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 · 1914–1917
- ORIGINAL
It is clear that Congress intended to confine its action to injuries occurring when the particular service in which the employee is engaged is a part of interstate commerce. ... 'The true test always is: Is the work in question a part of the interstate commerce in which the carrier is engaged?' ... by its terms the true test is the nature of the work being done at the time of the injury.
interstate commerce employment