Town of Turin v. Chase

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Lewis County (Hugh A. Gilbert, J.), entered March 2, 2016. The order granted the motion of defendant for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: The Town of Turin (plaintiff) commenced this action against James E. Chase, a former town justice (defendant), to recover damages arising from, inter alia, defendant’s alleged mishandling of fines and fees and his failure to maintain complete and accurate books and records while in office. Defendant moved…