Kouff v. Bethlehem-Alameda Shipyard, Inc.

Appellant, a former employee of respondent Bethlehem-Alameda Shipyard, Incorporated, sued that company and respondent Shosted, its personnel manager, for wrongful discharge. A demurrer was sustained with leave to amend, and when appellant declined to do so judgment was entered for defendants for costs. This appeal followed.

Section 695 of the Elections Code reads; “Any election officer may, on the day of an election at which he is serving, absent himself from any service or employment in which he is then engaged or employed. He shall not, because of so absenting himself, be liable to any…