People ex rel. Finnegan v. McBride

Relator is a trained nurse in the department of health, child hygiene division. 'She seeks a peremptory writ of mandamus against the municipal civil service commission in order to nullify their cancellation of a list of eligibles for promotion promulgated by them. In November, 1917, an examination was held, under direction of the then commission, for promotion from the position of nurse to that of supervising nurse. The respondents themselves on March 4,1918, made up and promulgated an eligible list from the successful candidates (of whom the relator was one) and duly certified such list to…