Legal Opinion

Cook v. Mason

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 30, 1929No. Docket No. 3834PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMISON, J., pro tem.

This is an appeal from a judgment denying appellant a writ of mandate requiring the civil service commission of the city of Sacramento to place his name second on the civil service eligible list of said city for the position of fireman.

The facts are not disputed and are substantially as follows : Appellant, with .a number of other applicants, took the civil service examination for the position of fireman of said city, which was held on November 17, 1928. As a result of this examination appellant received an average grade of 94.03 per cent, the same being the second…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. City of Pasadena v. StimsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Brown v. RussellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
  3. Ex Parte GerinoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Martin v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1924
  5. Matter of KeymerNew York Court of Appeals · 1896

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Graham v. SchmidSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  2. Rubin Ramírez v. Trías MongeSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1981
  3. Lucchesi v. City of San JoseCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
  4. Risley v. Board of Civil Service CommissionersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943
  5. Durham v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979

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