McQuillan v. Schechter

This appeal involves the seniority rights of interveners-respondents, who are civil service employees in the department of correction of the city of New York. The seniority rights afforded them affect their relative standing on a promotion list for" Captain ” of correction officers in that department.

The promotion list was promulgated on June 17, 1953. Petitioners, McQuillan, Jones and Lance, respectively, placed 4th, 5th and 16th on said list. Respondents, Tubman, La Courte and Judge placed 34th, 35th and 40th, respectively. Nevertheless, on February 16, 1954, the civil service commission…