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. The case went to trial and he was acquitted.
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