Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Higgins v. Civil Service Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 8, 1952PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Sullivan, J.
The first issue presented by this reservation concerns the constitutionality of a special act of the General Assembly authorizing credits for veterans taking promotional examinations in the classified 'service of the city of Bridgeport. Should the act be declared constitutional, a further issue is whether the credits were properly applied by the municipal civil service commission.
For the purpose of discussing the constitutional question, the following statement of facts stipulated by the parties will suffice: In 1935 the General Assembly provided a civil service system for the city of…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by64 opinions
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