Robbins v. Schechter

This is an article 78 proceeding to review and annul the adoption of a mathematical formula by the civil service commission for grading a promotion examination for captain in the police department. The rules of the examination specifically stated that if a candidate failed to pass any part of the examination he would be deemed to have failed *437the entire examination and no further part would he graded. After the examination was held, the commission determined that it was too difficult and that not enough candidates would pass, and applied the formula which had the effect of reducing the passing…