State ex rel. Corrigan v. Seminatore

This case presents two novel issues: (1) to what extent and how are public officers entitled to counsel when an action is brought against them by the public officer who is required to serve as their attorney, seeking recovery from them for an act performed in the furtherance of their duties as such officers; and (2) whether a public agency has the implied power to expend public funds for advertising purposes to disseminate information concerning the functioning of such public agency.

If the second question be answered in the affirmative, there then arises the question of whether an expenditure…