· 11/4/1872
Oil Creek & Allegheny River Railway Co. v. Clark
Citations
- 72 Pa. 231
- 1872 Pa. LEXIS 232
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- attorney found to be an “employee” of a law firm only because he never received any compensation from clients, never had a client, and never performed legal services for clients
- a claimant is generally considered to embark upon self-employment only where he actively participates in the operation of a private enterprise or performs a positive act to establish an independent business
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Judges: Agnew, Read, Sharswood, Thompson
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