Gayhart v. United States

The plaintiff stood the Civil Service examination to fill “vacancies in the positions of messenger, watchman, skilled laborer, and positions requiring similar qualifications, as they may occur in the United States Classified Service * * * ” in the city of Los Angeles, California, and successfully passed with a high rating. His name was placed by the Civil Service Commission on a so-called third grade or subclerical register established for the listing of eligibles determined by the test.

*503The Postmaster at Los Angeles, having- been authorized to increase his working force, had certified to him…