L.A. v. BD. OF EDUC. OF TRENTON

No. A-59 September Term 2013, 073401.

110 A.3d 914 (2015)

221 N.J. 192

L.A. and The Horace Mann Insurance Company, Petitioners-Appellants, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF The CITY OF TRENTON, MERCER COUNTY, Respondent-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 25, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gidian R. Mellk argued the cause for appellants ( Mellk O'Neill , attorneys; Ms. Mellk and Arnold M. Mellk , Princeton, of counsel and on the brief).

Patrick F. Carrigg , Trenton, argued the cause for respondent Board of Education of the City of Trenton, Mercer County (Lenox, Socey, Formidoni, Giordano, Cooley, Lang & Casey, attorneys; Michael A. Pattanite, Jr. , on the briefs).

Beth N. Shore , Deputy Attorney General, submitted a letter in lieu of brief on behalf of respondent Commissioner of Education ( John J. Hoffman , Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).


We are called upon to determine whether N.J.S.A. 18A:16-6 entitles a school board employee to indemnification for attorney's fees and costs spent in defense of a civil action arising from the same allegations contained in a dismissed criminal indictment. We conclude that in such circumstances...

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