KRAFT v. POLICE COMMISSIONER OF BOSTON


410 Mass. 155 (1991)

571 N.E.2d 380

MARTIN B. KRAFT vs. POLICE COMMISSIONER OF BOSTON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

May 15, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin S. McDermott for the defendant.

Harold Lichten for the plaintiff.

Deborah Piltch, for Disability Law Center, Inc., amicus curiae, was present but did not argue.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, & LYNCH, JJ.


WILKINS, J.

In December, 1982, in connection with his application for appointment as a Boston police officer, the plaintiff (Kraft) was required to complete two forms under oath. In each form, Kraft falsely stated certain information about his medical history. In one form, Kraft swore that he had never had any "nervous, mental, or emotional disorder of any sort," and failed to disclose, as the form required, that on five occasions between April, 1976, and March, 1978...

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