Halifax Area Joint School System v. Chaundy

Miller, J.,

Plaintiff school districts, comprising the Halifax Area Joint School System, have instituted this action in trespass against the former secretary of the joint school system, seeking to recover compensation for damages which they allegedly sustained by defendant’s embezzlement and unlawful appropriation of certain school funds. The damages here sought to be recovered are the cost of the services of a firm of certified public accountants which was retained by plaintiffs in order to determine the extent of defendant’s embezzlement . . .

I. Are Plaintiffs Accounting Expenses a Proper…