R. v. Head, (1973) 44 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 174 (NFSC)
Court | Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada) |
Case Date | May 26, 1973 |
Jurisdiction | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Citations | (1973), 44 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 174 (NFSC) |
R. v. Head (1973), 44 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 174 (NFSC);
130 A.P.R. 174
MLB headnote and full text
R. v. Head
(1973 No. 422)
Indexed As: R. v. Head
Newfoundland Supreme Court
Furlong, C.J.
May 26, 1973.
Summary:
A company obtained an injunction restraining the picketing activities of a union. The union president publicly defied the injunction on television and in the newspapers. The Crown applied for a writ of attachment against the union president for contempt.
The Newfoundland Supreme Court found the union president in criminal contempt and fined him $5000, or in default of payment, 3 months' imprisonment.
Contempt - Topic 510
What constitutes contempt - General principles - Criminal contempt - A union president publicly in television and newspaper interviews defied an injunction restraining picketing activities - He stated, inter alia, "but come hell or high water, law or no law, nobody is going to cross that picket line until the company names the date" - The Newfoundland Supreme Court found the union president in criminal contempt and fined him $5000, or in default of payment, 3 months' imprisonment.
Contempt - Topic 3329
Punishment - Sentence - Criminal contempt - A union president publicly in television and newspaper interviews defied an injunction restraining picketing activities - He stated, inter alia, "but come hell or high water, law or no law, nobody is going to cross that picket line until the company names the date" - The Newfoundland Supreme Court found the union president in criminal contempt and fined him $5000, or in default of payment, 3 months' imprisonment.
Cases Noticed:
Seaward v. Paterson, [1897] 1 Ch. 545, folld. [para. 9].
Re Tilco Plastics Ltd. v. Skurjat et al., 57 D.L.R.(2d) 626, appld. [para. 10].
Counsel:
[None disclosed].
This application was heard before Furlong, C.J., of the Newfoundland Supreme Court, who delivered the following judgment on May 26, 1973.
To continue reading
Request your trial