Furtherance
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 351 U.S. 502 - Reed v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 1956Most cited · 126 citing opinions
anything that furthers or helps forward; the petitioner was certainly charged with tasks that furthered or helped to forward the business of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a carrier engaged in interstate commerce; ergo, the petitioner, having been injured while 'employed by such carrier in such commerce', has a right of action under the Amendment to the Employers' Liability Act.
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