Civil Service Commission v. Trainor

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment dismissing its administrative appeal from a decision of a hearing officer appointed by the defendant commission on human rights and opportunities (CHRO) concerning a claim of age discrimination by the defendant James M. Trainor.

The facts are not in dispute. Trainor was employed by the City of Waterbury as a fireman in 1971. On November 29, 1977, he took an examination given by the plaintiff for promotion to the position of lieutenant. He and another firefighter, Michael Griffin, received identical scores on the examination. Since there was…