Legal Opinion
Godshalk v. City of San Diego
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 31, 1971No. Civ. No. 10136PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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WHELAN, J.
Theodore A. Godshalk (plaintiff) appeals from a judgment for the City of San Diego (City) in an action seeking declaratory relief with respect to plaintiff’s right to- receive a disability pension.
Plaintiff was employed by City’s fire department from October 28, 1942 until May 22, 1955, when he suffered a severe heart attack which made it permanently impossible for him to work. For five years prior to the heart attack he had held the position of engineer.
On May 27, 1955, A. C. Penrose, acting chief of the fire department, notified the Board of Trustees of the Police and Fire…
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