MARTINEZ v. DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY

(SC 16488).

263 Conn. 74 (2003)

ALEX MARTINEZ v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released April 8, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory T. D'Auria, associate attorney general, with whom were Robert F. Vacchelli, assistant attorney general, and, on the brief, Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, and Jane R. Rosenberg, assistant attorney general, for the appellant (defendant).

C. Christian Young, with whom, on the brief, was John R. Gulash, Jr., for the appellee (plaintiff).

Leonard A. McDermott filed a brief for the Connecticut State Police Union as amicus curiae.

Sullivan, C. J., and Borden, Norcott, Palmer, Vertefeuille, Zarella and Wollenberg, Js.


Opinion

VERTEFEUILLE, J.

This case involves an action for indemnification brought by the plaintiff, Alex Martinez, a former state trooper, against the defendant, the state department of public safety,1 seeking reimbursement for expenses and costs he had incurred in defending himself against criminal charges that arose out of his alleged conduct during the course of duty. The dispositive...

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