Williams v. Clark

Alessandroni, J.,

This is an action in mandamus for an order to compel defendants to *438appoint plaintiff as. city traffic engineer of the City of Philadelphia. The matter came on for hearing. The judge who tried the case without a jury found for defendants and dismissed the complaint. Plaintiff filed exceptions to the adjudication.

The undisputed facts of this controversy are as follows: On April 11, 1953, plaintiff and two others took the civil service examination for the position of city traffic engineer. On April 17, 1953, the City Council of Philadelphia adopted an ordinance requiring a…