Sonnenberg v. Farmington Township

Plaintiff, William Sonnenberg, brought this action seeking reimbursement for expenses, losses, and damages sustained in the successful defense of criminal charges brought against him as the result of the performance of his duty as a police officer for defendant Farmington Township. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the ground that it was beyond the authority and power of the township to reimburse an employee for attorney fees and other expenses incurred in a defense to a criminal action brought against him, even when plaintiff acted within the scope of…