Crotty v. Borough of Naugatuck

The plaintiff appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a trial to the court, in favor of the defendant.1 The plaintiff sought reimbursement pursuant to General Statutes § 53-39a2 from the borough of Naugatuck, where he was employed as a police officer, for legal fees incurred in his defense of perjury charges. The plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly found that he was not acting in the course of his official duties while testifying before the grand jury-

The plaintiff, a sergeant in the Naugatuck police department, was subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury…