DUGAN v. BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF DARTMOUTH


413 Mass. 641 (1992)

602 N.E.2d 563

WILLIAM DUGAN vs. BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF DARTMOUTH.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

November 6, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Straus for the plaintiff.

John A. Birknes, Jr., Town Counsel, for the defendant.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.


WILKINS, J.

The town of Dartmouth has accepted the provisions of G.L.c. 258, § 13 (1990 ed.), under which it is obliged to indemnify municipal officers against personal financial loss and expense, including reasonable legal fees and costs, "arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of any act or omission" (with exceptions not here relevant) while acting within the scope of their official duties or...

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