Tremblay v. Connecticut State Employees' Retirement Commission

The facts of this case are as follows: In August of 1968, after he had applied for a position as a fire and security officer at Bradley International Airport, the plaintiff, Bobert A. Tremblay, was given the required pre-employment physical examination by the state department of health’s section on health services for state employees. That examination revealed a soft systolic murmur at the apex of the plaintiff’s heart and a blood pressure of 130 over 88. The murmur had been discovered and blood pressure of 140 over 80 had been recorded at a previous examination. Other tests and x-rays taken…