State ex rel. Finch v. Bird

Mandamus proceedings were instituted in the lower court by The State of Florida ex rel. Ouida Bilbry against the members of the Civil Service Board, the City Manager and City Treasurer of Clearwater.

Ouida Bilbry alleged that she was an unclassified employee employed by the city (but not from the certified list, as required by Chapter 21153, Acts of 1941, as amended) on October 5, 1950; that she did not take a written Civil Service examination, as required by Chapter 21153, supra, until June 15, 1951, and that she failed to pass such examination, but shortly thereafter the same was ruled…