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· 11/4/1872

Oil Creek & Allegheny River Railway Co. v. Clark

Citations

  • 72 Pa. 231
  • 1872 Pa. LEXIS 232

How courts have described this case

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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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