Oral History

The Hon. Allen Linden 1991, 71 pages

Documenting the life and career of Allen Linden (b. 1934), a Justice of the Federal Court of Canada, Appeal Division, who wrote a Canadian text on torts. This interview concerns his textbook, and legal publishing in general. Topics include: Linden's reasons for writing a Canadian text on torts; personal background; first book on torts in Canada; publisher, Butterworths; academics or practitioners as authors; function of a text and casebook; 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th editions; method of writing. Interview conducted by Christine J.N. Kates. File includes two audio cassette recordings, a transcript (71 p.), and a copy of a release form.

Date Started: 10/07/1991

Date Completed: 10/07/1991

Status: Open

Interviewer: Christine J.N. Kates

Occupation: Judge, Judge

Number of pages: 71