interstate transportation
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 284 U.S. 74 - Chicago Ry Co v. Bolle · 1931Most cited · 178 citing opinions
FELA test · construing 45 U.S.C. § 51 · Federal Employers' Liability Act
the true test of employment in such commerce in the sense intended 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 “interstate transportation”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “interstate transportation” — 339 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 · 1931–1932
The criterion of applicability of the statute is the employee's occupation at the time of his injury in interstate transportation or work so closely related thereto as to be practically a part of it.
FELA criterion · construing 45 U.S.C. § 51 · Federal Employers' Liability Act