Duarte v. Town of Fairhaven

The plaintiff appeals from a decision of the Superior Court which rejected his challenge to the defendant’s refusal to indemnify him for medical expenses under G. L. c. 41, § 100. None of the issues that he raises on appeal merits disturbing the trial judge’s decision.

1. The plaintiff argues that when the board of selectmen, as the entity with the authority to appoint police officers, refuses an application for indemnification under G. L. c. 41, § 100, it must issue a memorandum of the facts and reasons for its denial. Section 100, as amended through St. 1962, c. 580, § 1, only requires that…