Priestley v Fowler, (1837)3 M & W 1
Citation:Priestley v Fowler, (1837)3 M & W 1
Rule of thumb:What do you do if there is no case-law or statutes to support a legal case? This falls back to the principles at common law – namely, the writing in Halsbury or other appropriate Institutional Writings.
Judgment:
‘It is admitted that there is no precedent for the present action of a servant against a master. We are therefore to decide the question upon general principles, and in doing so we are at liberty to look at the consequences one way or the other... The inconvenience, not to say the absurdity, affords a sufficient argument...’, Lord Abinger
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