Legal Opinion
Lawson v. Levitt
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 31, 1995PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Leland DeGrasse, J.), entered January 4, 1994, which dismissed the remaining causes of action in appellants’ CPLR article 78 petition challenging the competitiveness of a civil service examination, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The New York State Constitution provides that civil service appointments "shall be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, as far as practicable, by examination which, as far as practicable, shall be competitive”. (NY Const, art V, § 6.) The Civil Service Commission is vested with wide latitude and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Berenhaus v. WardNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Collins v. CoddNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Goodman v. Department of Civil ServiceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Allport v. City of LockportAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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