Kayman v. Harman

Petitioner is a clerk, grade 3, in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings. On September 16, 1936, the State Civil Service Commission ordered a promotion examination for all clerks in that grade. As a result of said examination petitioner’s name was placed as No. 1 on the list promulgated. A vacancy having occurred in grade 4, the county clerk requested the Civil Service Commission to furnish him with a list of eligibles for promotion to the vacancy. On November 1, 1938, the Civil Service Commission certified as eligible for promotion the name of petitioner, one Harris and a third…