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RESOLUTION NO.
2001-5
PRESENTED
ADOPTED
January 9, 2001
January 9, 2001
A RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING THE TOWN TO APPEAL THE JUDGMENT IN THE
STILES CASE.
WHEREAS, on December 14,. 2000 judgment was entered in favor of Keith Stiles
against the Town and Paul York in the amount of $3.0 million compensatory damages,
joint and severally, and $100,000 punitive damages against Mr. York; and
WHEREAS, the Town Attorney recommends that the Town should appeal for the
following reasons:
1. Outside counsel assigned by our insurer did not present our best case.
2. Paul York was justified in firing Mr. Stiles based upon information he had
received from apparently reliable sources that there were serious management
and morale problems in the Police Department.
3. The amount of the verdict was excessive.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
that the Town Attorney is directed to appeal the judgment in the Stiles case.
PASSED this 9th day of January, 2001.
B.J. Webb, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
~erk of Council
R: stiles appeal