Zimmer v. Town of Brookhaven
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenblatt, J. P.
The appellant, Donald Zimmer, claims that the respondent, Town of Brookhaven, is legally obligated to reimburse him for legal expenses that he incurred in defending a Federal criminal prosecution. He was indicted for alleged improprieties under the Hobbs Act (18 USC § 1951) in connection with his duties as a Town of Brookhaven Councilman. The case went to trial and he was acquitted.
Before the Supreme Court, and on this appeal, Zimmer has contended that the Town is under a “prior” or “pre-existing” legal obligation to reimburse him. He characterizes his…
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