Blue Jeans Corp. v. Amalgamated Clothing Workers

Since the only exception preserved and argued in this Court by the defendant appellants was the refusal of the superior court judge to grant the motion for a jury trial, the question presented for decision is: “In this contempt proceeding, were the defendant appellants entitled to a jury trial?” The answer to this question is “no.”

In the case of In re Gorham, 129 N.C. 481, 40 S.E. 311, the respondents were cited to show cause why they should not be adjudged in contempt for tampering with a jury in a civil trial. They were adjudged in contempt and two of the respondents were committed to jail…