Lorrow v. New York State Department of Civil Service

— Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Conway, J.), entered June 12,1981 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to annul a determination of the New York State Civil Service Commission approving a noncompetitive classification for certain seasonal positions within the New York State Department of Transportation. Between 1976 and 1979, respondent New York State Department of Transportation (department) utilized the titles of engineering aide, engineering technician and senior engineering technician to…