Swede v. City of Clifton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Heher, J.

We certified for appeal the judgment of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court affirming the de termination of the State Civil Service Commission that the Acting City Manager of Clifton had not transcended the Civil Service Act in the appointment of Philip A. Calderaro and Richard Hornby as sergeants in the local police department.

On Pebruary 14, 1955 the City Manager of Clifton, John L. Pitzgerald, called upon the Civil Service Commission to certify eligibles for appointment to two supposed vacancies in the office of police sergeant; on…