Authority of Allen v. Flood

Authors

Horace LaFayette Wilgus, University of Michigan Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1902

Abstract

In the case of Allen v. Flood, one of the Lords asked this interesting question, "If the cook says to her master, 'Discharge the butler or I leave you,' and the master discharges the butler, does the butler have an action against the cook?" This, Lord Shand said, was the simplest form in which the very question in Allen v. Flood could be raised.4 And, like the original question, it puzzled the judges and Lords very much to answer.

Recommended Citation

Wilgus, Horace LaFayette. "Authority of Allen v. Flood." Mich. L. Rev. 1 (1902): 28-57.