Schieffelin v. Henry

Motion for an injunction pendente lite allowed in a taxpayer’s action brought to perpetually restrain the payment by the defendants the comptroller and chamberlain of the city of New York, of counsel fees and expenses incurred by the defendant Henry in defending himself in certain criminal actions in the years 1920 and 1921 as a police officer of such city. Chapter 758 of the Laws of 1923 specifically authorizes the board of estimate and apportionment “ in its discretion, to audit and allow the expenses, including counsel fees, paid or incurred by Dominick Henry in successfully defending…