Legal Opinion
Wolfson v. Poston
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 1, 1972PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered November 16, 1970 in Sullivan County, which set aside the results of a Civil Service examination for the position of Chief Psychologist in the Department of Mental Hygiene and directed a new examination be given. Petitioner was eligible to take a combined oral examination for the position of Principal Psychologist and Chief Psychologist in the Department of Mental Hygiene. He passed the test for Principal Psychologist but failed the other. In this proceeding he attacks the test, the manner in which it was conducted and the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Matter of Fink v. FineganNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Sloat v. Board of Examiners of the Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Matter of Bridgman v. KernNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Matter of Cohen v. FieldsNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Pearl v. New York State Department of Civil ServiceNew York Supreme Court · 1957
3Cited by2 opinions
- Farkas v. New York State Department of Civil ServiceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Holcombe v. GustyNew York Supreme Court · 1975