Blumenthal v. Morton

The Municipal Civil Service Commission conducted the written promotion examination in question for the position of sergeant of the New York City Police Department. About 7,000 candidates took the examination, including the 111 petitioners and the 117 intervening defendants. The examination consisted of ninety “ multiple choice ” questions. Four possible answers to each question were submitted for the candidates’ consideration, with the instruction to select “ the best one of the four choices. ’ ’ After the exámination, the commission, in accordance with its usual practice, published tentative…