John Bath & Co. Inc. v. Commonwealth

The petitioners for writ of error, John Bath & Company, Inc., and Allan W. Bath, its vice-president, seek to have set aside judgments of the Superior Court of May 7, 1962, holding them in contempt for discharging an employee for refusing to work while on jury service. The case was reserved and reported by a single justice.

The complaints for contempt are entitled “Complaint Contempt of Court under G. L. c. 268, § 14A.” This statute provides: “No person shall be discharged from or deprived of his employment because of his attendance or service as a grand or traverse juror in any court.…