Mayo v. State

Appellant, Malcolm Mayo, brought suit against the State of Vermont for legal expenses incurred in the defense of impeachment proceedings against him, then Sheriff of Washington County, in the legislature. The Senate acquitted Mayo of these charges on June 2, 1976. At trial, both sides moved for summary judgment, and the court granted such judgment to the defendant State upon the ground that the statutes relied upon, 3 V.S.A. § 1101 et seq., have no application to impeachment proceedings. We agree, and affirm.

3 V.S.A. § 1101(a), enacted in 1972, then read:

§ 1101. Obligation of state to defend…