Barbee v. City of Omaha

The plaintiff has been employed by the fire department of the City of Omaha for 7 years. During the last 4 years he has been a member of the rescue squad. On June 1, 1976, the personnel department of the defendant city announced that a closed promotional examination for the classification of emergency medical technician would be held on September 1, 1976. The notice for the examination stated that it would be a written examination for which 100 points would be allocated.

This action was commenced on August 27, 1976, by the plaintiff, who was a candidate for the promotional examination, on…