Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York October 5, 1998 (Zimmer v. Town of Brookhaven)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Rosenblatt, J. P.

The appellant, Donald Zimmer, claims that the respondent, Town of Brookhaven, is legally obligated to reimburse him for legal expenses that he incurred in defending a Federal criminal prosecution. He was indicted for alleged improprieties under the Hobbs Act (18 USC § 1951) in connection with his duties as a Town of Brookhaven Councilman.