State, Ex Rel. v. Comm.

In this mandamus action brought in this court, the relator seeks the issuance of a writ directing the respondent, the Civil Service Commission of the city of Norwalk, to give the relator a grade of 86 in the competitive examination he took on January 31, 1949, to become a fire-truck driver in the classified service of the fire department of the city of Norwalk, and to certify relator's name to the appointing board as having received the highest grade of those eligible for appointment as such driver.

A demurrer to the petition raises the issue to be decided.

Relator alleges in his petition that…