Blalock v. CITY OF PORTLAND

The plaintiff was inducted into the police force of the city of Portland December 9, 1946, after having previously made application therefor and undergone the required physical examination. At the time of his physical examination, the plaintiff disclosed to the examining physician that because of a heart murmur he had been discharged from the United States Navy. The examining physician found the plaintiff was afflicted with a cardiac murmur, but that it was such that it would not interfere with his duties, and he was certified by the physician as physically fit.

In October, 1947, while acting…