Legal Opinion
Destefano v. Civil Service Commission
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 13, 1943PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Heher, J.
The essential question is whether appellants’ rights as chancemen of the police force of the City of Rah-way were invaded by the action of the State Civil Service Commission, taken on January 7th, 1941, directing the holding of a competitive examination for the “position of Patrolman, * * * open to citizens” of the municipality who possessed certain specified qualifications. On July 31st, 1941, the Supreme Court allowed a writ of certiorari to review this action, but the writ was later dismissed on the ground that appellants were not thereby…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Opp Cotton Mills, Inc. v. Administrator of the Wage & Hour Division of the Department of LaborSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Timmins v. Civil Service CommissionersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
3Cited by10 opinions
- Walsh v. Dept. of Civil ServiceNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1954
- Jersey City v. Dept. of Civil ServiceNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1959
- Falcey v. Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
- Town of Hammonton v. Civil Service CommissionNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1964
- Parelli v. Dept. of Civil ServiceNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
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