Henry Hudson Parkway Authority v. Kern

This is an application by the Henry Hudson Parkway Authority for an order directing the municipal civil service commission to cease certifying for the position of toll collector from lists other than the patrolman’s list. Section 14 of the Civil Service Law provides that “ appointments shall be made from the eligible list most nearly appropriate for the group in which the position to be filled is classified.” The commission has been certifying for appointment as toll collector from three separate lists, viz., the lists of court attendant, prison keeper and patrolman, on the theory that each…