EAST DERRY FIRE PRECINCT v. Nadeau

Defendant John R. Nadeau appeals an order of the Superior Court {McHugh, J.) rescinding his employment separation agreement with the plaintiff, East Derry Fire Precinct (EDFP), finding him liable for repayment of a wrongfully distributed severance payment, and ruling that he was not entitled to indemnification. We affirm.

The trial court found the following facts: Nadeau was the chief of the EDFP, an independent municipal district governed by three elected commissioners that provided fire protection services to East Derry. In the fall of 2004, Nadeau entered into negotiations with a potential…